Public Libraries
Make use of your local public library card. It gives you access to tons of online content and ebooks for free. The following is a list of local public libraries to get a card from, if you don’t already have one.
- POWER Libraries eResources POWER LIBRARY’s E-Resources include thousands of magazine and journal articles, newspapers, photographs, pictures, charts, maps, and reference materials for people of all ages. As a Pennsylvanian, you enjoy 24/7 access simply by using your local library card or registering for an e-card.
- Free Library of Philadelphia Don’t have a Free Library card? Now is a great time to get one! A Free Library card is available at no cost to anyone who lives, works, pays taxes, or goes to school in the City of Philadelphia. In addition, anyone who lives in the state of Pennsylvania can obtain a Free Library card without charge.
- Delaware County Libraries
- Bucks County Libraries
- Montgomery County Libraries Find your home library and register on their website.
- Talking About Race From National Museum of African American History and Culture: Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. We are here to provide tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.
- 158 Resource to Understand Racism in America These articles, videos, podcasts and websites from the Smithsonian chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States.
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by Barack Obama Former president, Barack Obama, speaks to creating real change.
- Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot I just witnessed the lynching of a black man, but don’t worry Ted, I’ll have those deliverables to you end of day.
- ‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors Sparked by a racist incident in May 2020 in Central Park, the new initiative aims to boost recognition and representation of Black people enjoying and studying the natural world.
- Healing, Spirituality, and Black Lives Matter Spirituality has long infused and inspired social justice movements. Activists today expand that heritage.
- 10 Ways to Fight Hate A community resource guide. What can we do to stop the hate?
- An Angry Black Woman A poem by Dr. Juliana Mosley.
Historical Voices that Still Resonate
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
As the country grapples with racist division at a level not seen since the 1960s, one man’s voice soars above the rest with conviction and compassion. In his 2016 New York Times op-ed piece “Death in Black and White,” Michael Eric Dyson moved a nation. Now he continues to speak out in Tears We Cannot Stop―a provocative and deeply personal call for change. Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.
- Ebook through Free Library of Philadelphia
- Audiobook through Free Library of Philadelphia
- Audiobook through Scribd free trial
- Audiobook through Audible free trial
Race Matters by Cornel West
First published in 1993, on the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Race Matters became a national best seller that has gone on to sell more than half a million copies. This classic treatise on race contains Dr. West’s most incisive essays on the issues relevant to black Americans, including the crisis in leadership in the Black community, Black conservatism, Black-Jewish relations, myths about Black sexuality, and the legacy of Malcolm X. The insights Dr. West brings to these complex problems remain relevant, provocative, creative, and compassionate.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire’s work has helped to empower countless people throughout the world and has taken on special urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is ongoing.
- Audiobook Free Library of Philadelphia
- Audiobook through Scribd free trial
- Audiobook through Audible free trial
Why We Can’t Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In this remarkable book—winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—Dr. King recounts the story of Birmingham in vivid detail, tracing the history of the struggle for civil rights back to its beginnings three centuries ago and looking to the future, assessing the work to be done beyond Birmingham to bring about full equality for African Americans. Above all, Dr. King offers an eloquent and penetrating analysis of the events and pressures that propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of American consciousness.
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.
Articles and More
- Talking About RaceFrom National Museum of African American History and Culture: Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. We are here to provide tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.
- 158 Resource to Understand Racism in AmericaThese articles, videos, podcasts and websites from the Smithsonian chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States.
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by Barack ObamaFormer president, Barack Obama, speaks to creating real change.
- Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A LotI just witnessed the lynching of a black man, but don’t worry Ted, I’ll have those deliverables to you end of day.
- ‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the OutdoorsSparked by a racist incident in May 2020 in Central Park, the new initiative aims to boost recognition and representation of Black people enjoying and studying the natural world.
- Healing, Spirituality, and Black Lives MatterSpirituality has long infused and inspired social justice movements. Activists today expand that heritage.
- 10 Ways to Fight Hate A community resource guide. What can we do to stop the hate?
- An Angry Black Woman A poem by Dr. Juliana Mosley.