Black Lives Matter
& Racial Justice
“Black Lives Matter is our call to action. It is a tool to reimagine a world where black people are free to exist, free to live. It is a tool for our allies to show up differently for us.”
Patrisse Cullors
Founder, Black Lives Matter
Try an Anti-Racist or Privilege Checklist
- Antiracist Checklist for Whites
- White Privilege Checklist
- Heterosexual Privilege Checklist
- White Privilege Checklist
- Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test
Books, Reading Lists & Podcasts
Children of Blood & Bone – Tomi Adeyemi
If Beale Street Could Talk – James Baldwin
The Nickel Boys – Colson Whitehead
Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult
An American Marriage – Tayari Jones
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
Their Eyes Were Watching God – Nora Neale Hurston
Criminal Justice System
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness – Michelle Alexander
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice & Redemption – Bryan Stevenson
They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement
General Reading
So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the 21st Century – Monique Morris
Pedagogy of the Oppressed – Paulo Freire
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism – Safiya Noble
White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race
Me & White Supremacy – Layla Saad
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
The Fire Next Time – James Baldwin
Men we Reaped: A Memoir – Jesmyn Ward
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery & the Troubled History of America’s Universities by Craig Steven Wilder
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi
Learning Difference: Race and Schooling in the Multiracial Metropolis – Annegret Staiger
Segregation
Housing Segregation
Not in My Neighborhood – Antero Pietila
Educational Segregation
Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone & Its Troubled Legacy – James Patterson
Podcasts
- Code Switch
- 1619
- Pod For the Cause
- Justice in America
- About Race
- Scene on Radio
- United States of Anxiety
- Voices of the Movement
- Floodlines
- Intersectionality Matters
- Black History Year
- There Goes the Neighborhood
“Reading” Lists
- How to learn about racism? Onondaga libraries staff offers a reading list for all ages
- The Schomburg Center’s Black Liberation Reading List
- 23 Phenomenal Young Adult Books by Black Authors from he First Half of 2020
- 10 Documentaries to Watch About Race
- The Black Lives Matter Syllabus
- The Ferguson Syllabus
- The Charleston Syllabus
- Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
- These Books Can Help You Explain Racism & Protest to Your Kids
Articles & Databases
Data & Statistics
- Statista: Black Lives Matter
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Who are Police Killing?
- Mapping Police Violence
- Report of the Sentencing Project to the United Nations: Regarding Racial Disparities in The US Criminal Justice System
- The Force Report
- Excessive or Reasonable Force by Police? Harvard
- Fatal Encounters
Articles
General
- Why Racism is Terrible for Everyone’s Health
- The Case for Reparations is Nothing New
- White Privilege” Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
- Why You Should Stop Saving “All Lives Matter,” Explained in 9 Different Ways
- Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life
- “Not Being Fully Free:” The Toll of Everyday Racism on Black Americans
- Racial Trauma: Theory, Research, and Healing
- Speaking of Psychology: The invisibility of white privilege with Brian Lowery, PhD
Criminal Justice
- A History of Police Violence in Chicago
- Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered
- Why Didn’t the Rodney King Video Lead to a Conviction?
- The People’s Grocery Lynching, Memphis Tennesee
- Here’s What’s Wrong with #BlueLivesMatter
- Why so Many Police are Handling the Protests Wrong
Education
- The Racism of History Textbooks
- School Suspensions & the Racial Discipline Gap
- How Segregation Hurts Kids
- The History of the History of American Slavery
Segregation
- How Segregation Hurts Kids
- The Latent Racism of the Better Homes in America Program
- How Insurance Companies Used Bad Science to Discriminate
Riots & Protests
- The Devastation of Black Wall Street
- The Mob Violence of the Red Summer
- Race & Labor in the 1863 New York City Draft Riots
- Did the 1965 Watts Riots Change Anything?
- How the Body Can Shape Social Protest
Black Historic Newspapers
Local
- Supreme Court Will Not Reexamine Doctrine that Shields Police in Misconduct Suits
- Black Lives Matter Vigil in Canton
- 1,000 Protesters March through Potsdam, Rally Peacefully for Racial Justice
- Peaceful March in Ogdensburg Brings Police & Protesters Together
- Hundreds of Marchers Gather in Lowville to Say “Black Lives Matter”
For more visit NorthCountryNow.com, The Watertown Daily Times, or North Country Public Radio.
State
- Police Reform Legislation Moves Swiftly Through NYS Legislature
- State Expects to Pass Police Reform Package
- Google News: Black Lives Matter New York State
For more visit Watertown Daily Times, North Country Public Radio or see our newspaper guide.
National
- Black Lives Matter Plaza across from White House is Christened
- Civil Rights Groups, Black Lives Matter sue Trump Administration
- George Floyd Protests Across the US
- Black Lives Matter Protests Across the US and Around the World: Live Updates
- Utah Marine Vet Stands at Attention, Kneels to Show Support for Black Lives Matter Movement
- Google News: Black Lives Matter
For more visit North Country Public Radio or see our newspaper guide.
Databases
- HeinOnline: Slavery in America & the World
- Documenting Ferguson
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Social Science Database
- Black Life in America (NewsBank)
See more here.
Collections
Miscellaneous
- Black Freedom Struggle in the US – ProQuest
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Bullying
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Cyberbullying
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Civil Rights
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Confederate Rememberances
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Flint Water Crisis
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Slavery Reparations
Criminal Justice
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Black Lives Matter
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Police Brutality
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Captial Punishment
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Community Policing
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Hate Crimes
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Racial Profiling
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Riots in the US
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Sentencing & Prison Reform
Education
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Affirmative Action
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Historically Black Colleges
Cultural & Political
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Cultural Appropriation
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Gerrymandering
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Hate Groups
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Multiracial America
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Race Relations
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Racism
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Rural & Urban America
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Social Justice
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Student Activism & Free Speech
Prominent Researchers of Color
- 15 Famous Black Scientists in History
- Ten Black Scientists That Science Teachers Should Know About
- List of African American Inventors & Scientists
- 8 Black Inventors Who Made Daily Life Easier
- 31 Highly Influential African American Scientists
- Amazing Black Scientists
Resources & Assistance
Resources for Educators
- Working Document: Scaffolding Anti-Racism Resources
- Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning: Resources on Social Justice Education
- Teaching #BlackLivesMatter
- Pepperdine’s Confronting Prejudice: How to Help Yourself & Others
On Campus
Off Campus
- Black Lives Matter
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- The Antiracist Research & Policy Center
- Equal Justice Initiative
- African American Health & Anti-Racist Resources
- Racism in Medicine and Healthcare: Guide to Resources