Race and Racism

Books Banned for Race and Racism

131 books · 183 total challenges

BANNED 10 challenges

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone

After a racially-motivated incident with police, Justyce McAllister starts writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Race and Racism
BANNED 7 challenges

The Black Flamingo

by Dean Atta

A coming-of-age novel-in-verse about Michael, a mixed-race gay teen who finds his identity through drag performance at u...

LGBTQ+ ThemesRace and Racism
BANNED 5 challenges

How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi

'How to Be an Antiracist...

Race and Racism
BANNED 4 challenges

Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

by Echo Brown

'Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard...

Race and Racism
BANNED 4 challenges

Odd One Out

by Nic Stone

'Odd One Out...

Race and Racism
BANNED 4 challenges

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

by Duncan Tonatiuh

'Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation...

Race and RacismViolence
BANNED 4 challenges

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

by Tiffany Jewell

'This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work...

Race and Racism
BANNED 3 challenges

Gracefully Grayson

by Ami Polonsky

'Gracefully Grayson...

Race and Racism
BANNED 3 challenges

Ordinary Hazards

by Nikki Grimes

'Ordinary Hazards...

Race and Racism
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Red at the Bone

by Jacqueline Woodson

'Red at the Bone...

Race and Racism
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness...

Race and Racism
BANNED 2 challenges

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

'Between the World and Me...

Race and Racism
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Black Rabbit Summer

by Kevin Brooks

'Black Rabbit Summer...

Race and Racism
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#BlackLivesMatter: Protesting Racism

by Rachael L. Thomas

'#BlackLivesMatter: Protesting Racism...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
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For Black Girls Like Me

by Mariama J. Lockington

'For Black Girls Like Me...

Race and Racism
BANNED 2 challenges

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

by Kevin Noble Maillard

'Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story...

Race and Racism
BANNED 2 challenges

Graceling (Graceling Realm Series)

by Kristin Cashore

'Graceling (Graceling Realm Series)...

Race and Racism
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On the Come Up

by Angie Thomas

'On the Come Up...

Race and Racism
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Race and Policing in Modern America

by Duchess Harris

'Race and Policing in Modern America...

Race and Racism
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So You Want to Talk About Race

by Ijeoma Oluo

'So You Want to Talk About Race...

Race and Racism
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The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

by Frederick Joseph

'The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person...

Race and Racism
BANNED 2 challenges

The House You Pass on the Way

by Jacqueline Woodson

'The House You Pass on the Way...

Race and Racism
BANNED 2 challenges

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Junauda Petrus

'The Stars and the Blackness Between Them...

Race and Racism
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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

by Emmanuel Acho

'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

A Baby Doesn't Make the Man: Alternative Sources of Power and Manhood for Young Men

by Raymond Jamiolkowski

'A Baby Doesn't Make the Man: Alternative Sources of Power and Manhood for Young Men...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

A Kids Book About Racism

by Jelani Memory

'A Kids Book About Racism...

Race and Racism
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

by Jen Bryant

'A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color

by Katie Kissinger

'All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Amazing Grace (Grace Series)

by Mary Hoffman

'Amazing Grace (Grace Series)...

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

An Introduction to Watercolor

by Ray Smith

'An Introduction to Watercolor...

Race and Racism
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And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK

by Henry L. Gates

'And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK...

Race and Racism
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Antiracist Baby

by Ibram X. Kendi

'Antiracist Baby...

Race and Racism
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As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds

'As Brave As You...

Race and Racism
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Before the Ever After

by Jacqueline Woodson

'Before the Ever After...

Race and Racism
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Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy

by Jacqueline Woodson

'Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy...

Race and RacismDrug Use
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Best Best Colors: Los mejores colores

by Eric Hoffman

'Best Best Colors: Los mejores colores...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Black and White

by Paul Volponi

'Black and White...

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Black Appetite. White Food.: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom

by Jamila Lyiscott

'Black Appetite. White Food.: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
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Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

'Black Brother, Black Brother...

Race and Racism
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Black Butler, Vol. 29

by Yana Toboso

'Black Butler, Vol. 29...

Race and Racism
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

by Ibi Zoboi

'Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America...

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Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West

by Lillian Schlissel

'Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West...

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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

by Stephen Hawking

'Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays...

Race and Racism
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Black is a Rainbow Color

by Angela Joy

'Black is a Rainbow Color...

LGBTQ+ ThemesRace and Racism
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Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement

by Laurie Collier Hillstrom

'Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement...

Race and Racism
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Black Magick: Awakening

by Greg Rucka

'Black Magick: Awakening...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Black Road: The Holy North

by Brian Wood

'Black Road: The Holy North...

Race and Racism
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Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter

by Charlton D. McIlwain

'Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter...

Race and RacismViolencePolitical Content
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Black Wings Beating (Skybound Series)

by Alex London

'Black Wings Beating (Skybound Series)...

Race and Racism
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Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America

by Shawn A. Ginwright

'Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America...

Race and Racism
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Blackbird: Book 1 The Great Beast

by Sam Humphries

'Blackbird: Book 1 The Great Beast...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Blue Is the Warmest Color

by Julie Maroh

'Blue Is the Warmest Color...

Race and RacismViolence
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Born Out of Struggle: Critical Race Theory, School Creation, and the Politics of Interruption

by David Omotoso Stovall

'Born Out of Struggle: Critical Race Theory, School Creation, and the Politics of Interruption...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
BANNED 1 challenges

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson

'Brown Girl Dreaming...

Race and Racism
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Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice

by Susan Goldman Rubin

'Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice...

Race and RacismViolencePolitical Content
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Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

by Irene Latham

'Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship...

Race and Racism
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Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation

by Beverly Daniel Tatum

'Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM

by Tonya Bolden

'Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Clean Getaway

by Nic Stone

'Clean Getaway...

Race and Racism
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Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond

by Glenn E. Singleton

'Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Dear Justyce

by Nic Stone

'Dear Justyce...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson

'Each Kindness...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

El color de la piel

by Coni La Grotteria

'El color de la piel...

Race and Racism
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El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres

by Jacqueline Woodson

'El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres...

Race and Racism
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World

by Ilene Cooper

'Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World...

Race and RacismViolencePolitical Content
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Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor

by Francene Sabin

'Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Embrace

by Jessica Shirvington

'Embrace...

Race and Racism
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Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet

by Andrea Cheng

'Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet...

Race and Racism
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Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School

by Mica Pollock

'Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School...

Race and Racism
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism

by Derrick Bell

'Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Festival of Colors

by Surishtha Sehgal

'Festival of Colors...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

by Jacqueline Woodson

'From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun...

Race and Racism
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Gay People of Color: Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities

by Jaime A. Seba

'Gay People of Color: Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities...

LGBTQ+ ThemesRace and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Ghost (Track Series)

by Jason Reynolds

'Ghost (Track Series)...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side

by Eve L. Ewing

'Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side...

Race and Racism
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Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook

by Christopher Noxon

'Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
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Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

by Carole Boston Weatherford

'Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America...

Race and Racism
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Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code

by Laurie Wallmark

'Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

'Graceling...

Race and Racism
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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

by Renée Watson

'Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Hey Black Child

by Useni Eugene Perkins

'Hey Black Child...

Race and Racism
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly

'Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

How Prevalent Is Racism in Society?

by Peggy J. Parks

'How Prevalent Is Racism in Society?...

Race and Racism
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I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!

by Betty K. Bynum

'I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!...

Race and Racism
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Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education

by Mychal Denzel Smith

'Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

by Vashti Harrison

'Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History...

Race and Racism
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

by Vashti Harrison

'Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History...

Race and Racism
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Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade

by Heather E. Schwartz

'Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
BANNED 1 challenges

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Jason Reynolds

'Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks...

Race and Racism
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Los colores de nuestra piel/The Colors of Us (Spanish Version)

by Karen Katz

'Los colores de nuestra piel/The Colors of Us (Spanish Version)...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (Dyamonde Daniel Series)

by Nikki Grimes

'Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (Dyamonde Daniel Series)...

Race and Racism
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

by Layla F. Saad

'Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

by Ijeoma Oluo

'Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Mixed: A Colorful Story

by Arree Chung

'Mixed: A Colorful Story...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports

by Matt Doeden

'More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports...

LGBTQ+ ThemesRace and RacismPolitical Content
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No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America

by Darnell L. Moore

'No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America...

Race and Racism
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Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom

by Matthew R. Kay

'Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Our Favorite African Adrinkra Symbols: A Coloring Book

by Abena Walker

'Our Favorite African Adrinkra Symbols: A Coloring Book...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

by Megan Madison

'Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Patina (Track Series)

by Jason Reynolds

'Patina (Track Series)...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Peeny Butter Fudge

by Toni Morrison

'Peeny Butter Fudge...

Race and Racism
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Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares - An Original Graphic Novel

by Pierce Brown

'Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares - An Original Graphic Novel...

Race and Racism
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

by Monique W. Morris

'Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools...

Race and Racism
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Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present

by Deborah Willis

'Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present...

Race and Racism
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Reparations, Yes!: The Legal And Political Reasons Why New Afrikans, Black People In North America, Should Be Paid Now For The Enslavement Of Our Ancestors

by Chokwe Lumumba

'Reparations, Yes!: The Legal And Political Reasons Why New Afrikans, Black People In North America, Should Be Paid Now ...

Race and RacismPolitical Content
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Shining Legacy: A Treasury of "Storypoems and Tales for the Young So Black Heroes Forever Will Be Sung"

by Nkechi Taifa

'Shining Legacy: A Treasury of 'Storypoems and Tales for the Young So Black Heroes Forever Will Be Sung'...

Race and Racism
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Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate

by Kenan Malik

'Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate...

Race and Racism
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Taking Responsibility: A Teen's Guide to Contraception and Pregnancy

by Donna Lange

'Taking Responsibility: A Teen's Guide to Contraception and Pregnancy...

Race and Racism
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Tar Baby

by Toni Morrison

'Tar Baby...

Race and Racism
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Team BFF: Race to the Finish! (Girls Who Code Series)

by Stacia Deutsch

'Team BFF: Race to the Finish! (Girls Who Code Series)...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed

'The Black Kids...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

The Black Lives Matter Movement

by Peggy J. Parks

'The Black Lives Matter Movement...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

The Black Monday Murders

by Jonathan Hickman

'The Black Monday Murders...

Race and RacismViolence
BANNED 1 challenges

The Bracelet

by Yoshiko Uchida

'The Bracelet...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

The Color of My Words

by Lynn Joseph

'The Color of My Words...

Race and Racism
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The Colors of Us/Los colores de nuestra piel

by Karen Katz

'The Colors of Us/Los colores de nuestra piel...

Race and Racism
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The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson

'The Day You Begin...

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

The Dear One

by Jacqueline Woodson

'The Dear One...

Race and Racism
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The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys

by Eddie Moore Jr.

'The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys...

Race and Racism
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The Other Side

by Jacqueline Woodson

'The Other Side...

Race and Racism
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The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege

by Brendan Kiely

'The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege...

Race and Racism
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The Scapegracers (Scapegracers Series)

by Hannah Abigail Clarke

'The Scapegracers (Scapegracers Series)...

Race and Racism
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The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth

by Wade Hudson

'The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth...

Sexual ContentRace and Racism
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The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education

by Pedro A. Noguera

'The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education...

Race and Racism
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Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons

by Joseph Bruchac

'Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons...

Race and Racism
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What Is Black Lives Matter? (What was...? Series)

by Lakita Wilson

'What Is Black Lives Matter? (What was...? Series)...

Race and Racism
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When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World

by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

'When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World...

Race and Racism
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

by Robin DiAngelo

'White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism...

Race and Racism
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race

by Beverly Daniel Tatum

'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race...

Race and Racism
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Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

by Jamia Wilson

'Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present...

Race and Racism