Our staff have organized several lists of books and films at New Lenox Library to better understand current events and the history of racism in America. These resources focus on a variety of topics, including historical context, systemic inequality, anti-Black violence, protest, intersectionality, allyship, education, hope, celebration, and resilience.
Our collection is always growing. View our New Releases for a list of monthly new media.
Articles & Educational Resources for Adults & Parents
Online Databases & Archives
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality
Additional Reading
- Follow The Brown Bookshelf on Facebook
- Arlington Heights Memorial Library Anti-Racism Staff Lists
- Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi by the Chicago Public Library
- A New Freedom Summer & Beyond Reading List by Emmanuel Dabney, Historian
- Reading as resistance? The rise of the anti-racist book list by Gwen Aviles, NBC News
- People Are Marching Against Racism. They’re Also Reading About It. by Elizabeth A. Harris for The New York Times
Teaching & Support Role Resources
- Ending Racism: Teaching Difficult Topics in 2020, a Google document of teaching resources
- In Pursuit of Racial Equity: The Social Worker's Role from Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions
Raising Anti-Racist Children
- #BlackLivesMatter: How To Talk To Your Kids About Racism by Carmen Chai, Global News
- How To Talk To Your Children About Protests and Racism by Sandee LaMotte, CNN
- Anti-Racism for Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide to Fighting Hate by Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Parents
- Podcast Episode: Parenting Forward, Episode 75: Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt
- Podcast: Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices. With a particular interest in unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement, Akilah S. Richards and guests discuss the fears and the fares (costs) of raising free black and brown children in a world that tends to diminish, dehumanize, and disappear them.
- PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
- Follow The Conscious Kid on Instagram