Books Banned for Race and Racism
131 books · 183 total challenges
Dear Martin
After a racially-motivated incident with police, Justyce McAllister starts writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
The Black Flamingo
A coming-of-age novel-in-verse about Michael, a mixed-race gay teen who finds his identity through drag performance at u...
How to Be an Antiracist
'How to Be an Antiracist...
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
'Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard...
Odd One Out
'Odd One Out...
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
'Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation...
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
'This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work...
Gracefully Grayson
'Gracefully Grayson...
Ordinary Hazards
'Ordinary Hazards...
Red at the Bone
'Red at the Bone...
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness...
Between the World and Me
'Between the World and Me...
Black Rabbit Summer
'Black Rabbit Summer...
#BlackLivesMatter: Protesting Racism
'#BlackLivesMatter: Protesting Racism...
For Black Girls Like Me
'For Black Girls Like Me...
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
'Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story...
Graceling (Graceling Realm Series)
'Graceling (Graceling Realm Series)...
On the Come Up
'On the Come Up...
Race and Policing in Modern America
'Race and Policing in Modern America...
So You Want to Talk About Race
'So You Want to Talk About Race...
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
'The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person...
The House You Pass on the Way
'The House You Pass on the Way...
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
'The Stars and the Blackness Between Them...
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy...
A Baby Doesn't Make the Man: Alternative Sources of Power and Manhood for Young Men
'A Baby Doesn't Make the Man: Alternative Sources of Power and Manhood for Young Men...
A Kids Book About Racism
'A Kids Book About Racism...
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
'A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin...
All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color
'All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color...
Amazing Grace (Grace Series)
'Amazing Grace (Grace Series)...
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States...
An Introduction to Watercolor
'An Introduction to Watercolor...
And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK
'And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK...
Antiracist Baby
'Antiracist Baby...
As Brave As You
'As Brave As You...
Before the Ever After
'Before the Ever After...
Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy
'Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy...
Best Best Colors: Los mejores colores
'Best Best Colors: Los mejores colores...
Black and White
'Black and White...
Black Appetite. White Food.: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom
'Black Appetite. White Food.: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom...
Black Brother, Black Brother
'Black Brother, Black Brother...
Black Butler, Vol. 29
'Black Butler, Vol. 29...
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
'Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America...
Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West
'Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West...
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
'Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays...
Black is a Rainbow Color
'Black is a Rainbow Color...
Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement
'Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement...
Black Magick: Awakening
'Black Magick: Awakening...
Black Road: The Holy North
'Black Road: The Holy North...
Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter
'Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter...
Black Wings Beating (Skybound Series)
'Black Wings Beating (Skybound Series)...
Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America
'Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America...
Blackbird: Book 1 The Great Beast
'Blackbird: Book 1 The Great Beast...
Blue Is the Warmest Color
'Blue Is the Warmest Color...
Born Out of Struggle: Critical Race Theory, School Creation, and the Politics of Interruption
'Born Out of Struggle: Critical Race Theory, School Creation, and the Politics of Interruption...
Brown Girl Dreaming
'Brown Girl Dreaming...
Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice
'Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice...
Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
'Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship...
Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation
'Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation...
Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM
'Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM...
Clean Getaway
'Clean Getaway...
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond
'Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond...
Dear Justyce
'Dear Justyce...
Each Kindness
'Each Kindness...
El color de la piel
'El color de la piel...
El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres
'El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres...
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World
'Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World...
Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor
'Elizabeth Blackwell, the First Woman Doctor...
Embrace
'Embrace...
Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
'Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet...
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School
'Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School...
Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism
'Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism...
Festival of Colors
'Festival of Colors...
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
'From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun...
Gay People of Color: Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities
'Gay People of Color: Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities...
Ghost (Track Series)
'Ghost (Track Series)...
Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side
'Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side...
Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook
'Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook...
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
'Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America...
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
'Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code...
Graceling
'Graceling...
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
'Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills...
Hey Black Child
'Hey Black Child...
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
'Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race...
How Prevalent Is Racism in Society?
'How Prevalent Is Racism in Society?...
I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!
'I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!...
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education
'Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education...
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
'Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History...
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
'Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History...
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
'Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade...
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
'Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks...
Los colores de nuestra piel/The Colors of Us (Spanish Version)
'Los colores de nuestra piel/The Colors of Us (Spanish Version)...
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (Dyamonde Daniel Series)
'Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (Dyamonde Daniel Series)...
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
'Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor...
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
'Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America...
Mixed: A Colorful Story
'Mixed: A Colorful Story...
More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports
'More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports...
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
'No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America...
Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom
'Not Light, but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom...
Our Favorite African Adrinkra Symbols: A Coloring Book
'Our Favorite African Adrinkra Symbols: A Coloring Book...
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race
'Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race...
Patina (Track Series)
'Patina (Track Series)...
Peeny Butter Fudge
'Peeny Butter Fudge...
Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares - An Original Graphic Novel
'Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares - An Original Graphic Novel...
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
'Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools...
Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present
'Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present...
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
'Reparations, Yes!: The Legal And Political Reasons Why New Afrikans, Black People In North America, Should Be Paid Now ...
Shining Legacy: A Treasury of "Storypoems and Tales for the Young So Black Heroes Forever Will Be Sung"
'Shining Legacy: A Treasury of 'Storypoems and Tales for the Young So Black Heroes Forever Will Be Sung'...
Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate
'Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate...
Taking Responsibility: A Teen's Guide to Contraception and Pregnancy
'Taking Responsibility: A Teen's Guide to Contraception and Pregnancy...
Tar Baby
'Tar Baby...
Team BFF: Race to the Finish! (Girls Who Code Series)
'Team BFF: Race to the Finish! (Girls Who Code Series)...
The Black Kids
'The Black Kids...
The Black Lives Matter Movement
'The Black Lives Matter Movement...
The Black Monday Murders
'The Black Monday Murders...
The Bracelet
'The Bracelet...
The Color of My Words
'The Color of My Words...
The Colors of Us/Los colores de nuestra piel
'The Colors of Us/Los colores de nuestra piel...
The Day You Begin
'The Day You Begin...
The Dear One
'The Dear One...
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys
'The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys...
The Other Side
'The Other Side...
The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege
'The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege...
The Scapegracers (Scapegracers Series)
'The Scapegracers (Scapegracers Series)...
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth
'The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth...
The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
'The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education...
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons
'Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons...
What Is Black Lives Matter? (What was...? Series)
'What Is Black Lives Matter? (What was...? Series)...
When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World
'When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World...
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
'White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism...
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race...
Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
'Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present...