•  The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin Di Angelo
• A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn
• The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson   
• A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald Takaki 
• Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates 
• Is Everyone Really Equal? Ozlem Sensory & Robin DiAngelo 

• Ferguson Response Network – Support for creating lasting racial equality through sustained civil disobedience
• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.
• Code Switch (NPR) –  A team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting.
• Scene on Radio – Scene on Radio is a documentary show that asks, How’s it going in our society and culture? Seeing White, explores the history and meaning of Whiteness in American life.
  
• Intersection (The New Republic) – Host Jamil Smith discusses race, gender, and all the ways we identify.
• Facing Ourselves –  A podcast about racial justice, anti-racism, and racial reconciliation. This podcast provides opportunities for white people to develop greater understanding and responsibility regarding race and racism.
• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge – Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that lead to the politics of today.
• Simplify – An Interview with Robin DiAngelo

• Avoiding Racial Equity Detours – Paul Gorski
• The Atlantic: “Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates  
• NYTimes: “Our Biased Brains” By Nicholas Kristof
• “7 Reasons Why ‘Colorblindness’ Contributes to Racism Instead of Solves It” by Jon Greenberg
• “18 Things White People Should Know/Do Before Discussing Racism” by Tiffanie Drayton & Joshua McCarther
• “Why Do White People Think People of Color Are Obligated to Teach Them About Race?” by Kali Holloway
• “What White Folks and Non-Black POC Need to Understand About Systemic Racism” by Porscha Coleman
• NYTimes: “Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?” by Claire Cain Miller
• NYTimes: “Who’s Afraid of a White Minority?” by Thomas B. Edsall

• RacismReview: RacismReview is intended to provide a credible and reliable source of information for journalists, students and members of the general public who are seeking solid evidence-based research and analysis of “race,” racism, ethnicity, and immigration issues. http://www.racismreview.com/blog/  
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about  
• The Marshall Project: A nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering America’s criminal justice system. https://www.themarshallproject.org/
• Atlanta Black Star: daily Black news and information for and about African-Americans, the Diaspora, and the world. http://atlantablackstar.com 
• Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html 

• The Root: Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture. http://theroot.com 
• Colorlines: A daily news site featuring investigative reporting and news analysis from the perspective of communities of color. http://www.colorlines.com/  
• Judaism and Race: A site that asks “How do we expand our image of Jews to include people of color, and how should Jews deal with systemic racism in America?” http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/judaism-and-race   
• Racial Equity Tools: Offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large. https://www.racialequitytools.org

The Equity Institute can support businesses,institutions and individuals who want to champion equity. Programs include:

• Becoming Equitable Institutions: customized consultation
• Equity Training and Workshops
• Community Conversations

Evanston is well-equipped to support residents and visitors from all walks. These are just some of the many area resources to start or continue one’s advocacy:

• Black Business Consortium of Evanston-North Shore
• Evanston Cradle to Career
• James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
• Latino Advisory Committee at Evanston Township High School
• Unitarian Church of Evanston’s Racial Equity in Action & Leadership Team