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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Here are recommended sources on learning and understanding Black history

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BRANDON MURRAY AND ASHLEY LOCK’S RECOMMENDATIONS

LAURYN DONOVAN’S RECOMMENDATIONS

BLACK STUDIES TEACHERS

LITERATURE

- “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi - “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B Du Bois - “Southern Horrors” by Ida B. Wells-Barnett - “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin - “Such a Fun Age” by Kiley Reid - “Slavery by Another Name”(available on PBS) - “Many Rivers to Cross” (available on PBS) - “Mudbound” (available on Netflix) - “Dear White People” (Available on Netflix) - “The 1619 Project” (New York Times podcast)

MEDIA

“With help from these texts, we examine the definitions of racism and anti-racism to project students from learning about Black History to becoming Black activists and allies. With each new perspective gained, we hope that our students find identity and humanity in these resources.”

ASHLEY LOCK | black studies teacher

R.I.S.E LEADER

LITERATURE

- “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander - “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas - “Jubilee” by Margaret Walker - ”Dear Martin” by Nic Stone - “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo - “The Racial Wealth Gap” (available on Netflix) - “The Kalief Browder Story” (available on Netflix) - “When They See Us” (available on Netflix) - “Who Killed Malcolm X” (available on Netflix) - “I Am Not Your Negro” (available on Netflix)

MEDIA

“These sources go into great depth about the Black experience through the eyes of Black people. Some of these people experienced the history they speak about in real time, while others have studied it. These sources share a lot of history that we’ve never gotten to learn, despite their importance.”

LAURYN DONOVAN | senior