Helpful Resources

 

Below we’ve assembled some resources if you wanted to learn more about Black Lives Matter, and in general, historic and contemporary racial inequality.

 

If you’ve read a resource, article, or book of your own that you think should be on our list, simply give us an email at sucomms@edgehill.ac.uk.

 

 

 

Essential Reading and Resources

 

 

 

 

Links to Support Community Bail Funds

 

 

 

 

 

Local Reading and Resources

 

 

 

 

Book Reading List (Remember to buy from an independent book shop!)

 

  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Don’t Touch My Hair – Emma Dabiri
  • Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire – Akala
  • Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto For Change – Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi
  • When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir – Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
  • How to Be an Ally if You Are a Person with Privilege – Frances E. Kendall
  • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin Diangelo
  • On The Other Side of Freedom: Race and Justice in a Divided America – Deray McKesson
  • How to Argue with a Racist – Adam Rutherford

 

For a more comprehensive list, check out this #BlackLivesMatter reading list on Goodreads