This page presents selected important readings for addressing racism and specifically anti-Blackness racism. The content reused on this page was originally developed as a collaboration between the ISU Colegas Faculty & Staff Association and the Library's DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Committee chair.
See the library's Confronting Racism reading list for the full list of recommended resources, including TED Talks and books for younger readers.
Access: The library is open! Many within the ISU community are however working from home out of necessity due to the pandemic. You can still access print books (like those listed here) via the Library's delivery system. See our instructions on how to request delivery!
African American-Latino Relations in the 21st Century: When Cultures Collide by 
How to Be an Antiracist by ✸ See also our How to Be an Antiracist Book Discussion Series guide
How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by 
Is Everyone Really Equal? An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education by ✸ See also our Is Everyone Really Equal Book Discussion Series guide
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by 
On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by 
Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by 
So You Want to Talk about Race by 
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by 
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by ✸ See also our White Fragility Book Discussion Series guide
Access: During this time of library building closure due to the pandemic, you can still access print books (like those listed here) via the Library's delivery system. See our instructions on how to request delivery!
The African Experience in Spanish America: 1502 to the Present by 
Africans to Spanish America: Expanding the Diaspora by 
The Afro-Latin@ Experience in Contemporary American Literature and Culture by 
The Afro-Latin@ Reader by 
Afro-Latin@s in Movement by 
Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000 by 
Black in Latin America by 
Black Social Movements in Latin America: From Monocultural Mestizaje to Multiculturalism by 
Debates históricos contemporáneos : africanos y afrodescendientes en México y Centroamérica by 
¡Manteca! An Anthology of Afro-Latin@ Poets by 
No Longer Invisible: Afro-Latin Americans Today by 
Race and Ethnicity in Latin America, 2nd ed. by 