Support BIPOC

There are numerous ways in which
we can help support BIPOC
(Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
in the Midwest and the USA as a whole.

 We have listed recommended authors, books, books for children, books for parents, podcasts, faith resources, social media, videos, and a list of additional resources.


We encourage you to read, learn, share, and make a change today.

First, we strongly suggest reading through
Soul Fire Farm’s list of actionable steps.

Please let us know if you know of other resources that we should add,
as this is by no means an exhaustive list:

Authors

 

  • Maya Angelou

  • James Baldwin

  • Amiri Baraka

  • Octavia Butler

  • W.E.B Du Bois

  • Ralph Ellison

  • Alex Haley

  • Bell Hooks

  • Langston Hughes

  • Zora Neale Hurston

  • Toni Morrison

  • Richard Wright

Midwest Black Owned
Book Stores

 

PDFs

Examining Whiteness: An Anti-Racism Curriculum by Reverend Doctor William J. Gardiner

Providing an anti-racism curriculum for white people allows deeper understanding of issues that are essential to furthering a white anti-racist identity. The curriculum includes sections on: The History of White Supremacy in the United States, The Emotional Lives of White People, Racial Identity Development, Racial Identity Journey, White Power and Privilege, Developing a Positive White Identity

Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice by Jonathan Osler

A chart developed to support White people to act for racial justice. It draws from ideas and resources developed mostly by Black, Brown and People of Color, and has been edited by Black, Brown, and People of Color.

Books


How to be An Antiracist by Ibram Kendi

Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White

An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston by Jon Greenberg

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh

Walking While Black by Garnette Cadogan

Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book by Western States Center

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Why I No Longer Talk to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Log

Me and My White Supremacy by Layla Saad

Rewriting the Racial Rules: Building an Inclusive American Economy by Andrea Flynn et al.

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

Books for Parents and Children

Raising White Kids by Jen Harvey

Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham

A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara

The Skin I'm in: A First Look at Racism by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker

The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler and David Lee Csicko

The Color of Us by Karen Katz

Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester and Karen Barbour

Black Culinary History & Farming Books

Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington D.C by Ashante M Reese

Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution by Frederick Douglass Opie

Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the 19th Century by Kyla Wazana Tompkins

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris

Farming While Black by Leah Penniman

The New American Farmer by Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern

The President's Kitchen Cabinet by Adrian Miller

The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

Decolonize your Diet by Catrióna Rueda Esquibel and Luz Calvo

The Pueblo Food Experience by Roxanne Swentzell

Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meaning by Rafia Zafar

Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica M. White

Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food & Power by Psyche A. Williams-Forson

Black Farmers in America by John Francis Ficara

The Black History of the White House by Clarence Lusane

Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney

Rice by Nikky Finney

Faith Resources

Buddhist Resources

Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation

Angel Kyodo Williams


Christian Resources

Art of the Sermon, Episode 64: I'm Still Here - An Interview with Austin Channing Brown (Podcast)

The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

Dear White Christians by Jennifer Harvery

Divided by Faith by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith

Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland


Islamic Resources

Anti-Racism Guide for White Muslims

Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative

Jewish Resources

Jewish Social Justice Roundtable- Resources on Racial Justice

Social Media - Instagram

 

@blklivesmater
@sonofbaldwin
@wokebrownfem
@blackfarmersmatter
@blackfarmersnetwork
@blackwomenwithgardens
@blackmenwithgardens
@soulfirefarm
@blackgirlsgardening

@theimtiredproject
@ckyourprivilege
@austinchanning
@blackfoodfolks
@theconsciouskid
@advancementproject
@nowhitesaviours
@wearyourvoice
@antiracismctr