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This Book is Anti-Racist (Ages 11+ years)
by Tiffany Jewell: Youth and adults reading this book will learn about their social identities, racism, the history of the world around...


We Rise, We Resist, We Raise our Voices (Ages 7+ years)
edited by Wade and Cheryl Hudson: Wade and Cheryl Hudson and many other authors compiled this collection of work ranging from poetry,...


Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 (Ages 8+ years)
by Alice Faye Duncan: This story follows a 9 year old—Lorraine Jackson—whose father was a sanitation worker during the sanitation strike...


Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Ages 8+ years)
by Vashti Harrison: Little Leaders is a collection of 40 minibiographies. The Black women that the author chose to feature contributed to...


Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ages 8+ years)
by Anastasia Higginbotham: While watching the morning news, a young White child sees a report of a police officer killing a Black man....


Separate is Never Equal: Slyvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Ages 7+ years)
by Duncan Tonatiuh: This is a story about a little Mexican girl and her family’s fight for equal education rights. The story begins with...


The Youngest Marcher (Ages 6+ years)
by Cynthia Levinson: This is a biography about Audrey Faye Hendricks, one of the youngest marchers during the Children’s Crusade. Audrey...


Something Happened in Our Town (Ages 4+ years)
by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard: This book explores two different families’ approaches to speaking with their...


A is for Activist (Ages 3+ years)
by Innosanto Nagara: A is for Activist provides families and their children with an introduction to all things activism. This ABC board...


Antiracist Baby (Age 3+ months)
by Ibram X. Kendi: This book for young activists provides 9 tips to raise an anti-racist baby. A few of the tips include celebrating...
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