Since May 25, 2020, the George Floyd Movement has both gained global recognition and is inspiring millions to physically and virtually protest. Despite the empowering movement, people are still criticizing others on how to protest, people are still racial gaslighting left right, people are still holding onto their belief that racism doesn’t exist, and all the other eye-rolling, crazy stuff in between.

At the end of the day, what matters most is that we continue to be allies of black people and help others understand that all lives matter until black lives matter. To get there, we first need to educate ourselves before we start teaching others.

Below, we have started a list of movies, videos, books, readings, black leaders, and other resources for people of all ages and color to learn about Black History, Anti-Racism, Black Lives Matter, and how to overall become a better ally. It is definitely not a complete list, so please note that this list will continue to be updated indefinitely. With that being said, we would like to invite everyone to comment, email, or reach out to us on social media with your personal recommendations and we would be more than happy to add them.

Please explore the list and we hope you continue to #BecomeABetterAlly:

Movies & Documentaries

• Hidden Figures
• Mudbound – Available on Netflix
• Selma
• Just Mercy
• The Black Power Mixtape
• American Son – Available on Netflix
• Teach Us All – Available on Netflix
• 12 Years a Slave
• Moonlight – Available on Netflix
• A Class Divided – Full movie link
• LA 92 – Available on Netflix
• Fruitvale Station – Available on Netflix
• The Hate You Give – Available on Amazon Prime Video

Shows

• 13TH – Available on Netflix
• Dear White People – Available on Netflix
• Living Single – Available on Hulu
• The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – Available on Amazon Prime Video
• Clemency – Available to Rent
• Fruitvale Station – Available to Rent
• American Son – Available on Netflix

Videos

• Brown Eye Blue Eye with Jane Elliott
• The Urgency of Intersectionality with Kimberlé Crenshaw and Artist Abby Dobson (TEDWomen 2016)
• Racism has a Cost for Everyone with Heather C. McGhee (TedWomen 2019)
• How Racism Makes Us Sick with David R. Williams (TEDMED 2016)

Books

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
• How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Black Was Not a Label by Kathryn H. Ross
• Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Kids Books

• A Voice Name Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown
• A Ride to Remember by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
• Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
• The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Coretta Scott King
• Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

Podcasts

• NPR Code Switch
• Pod Save The People
• Intersectionality Matters!
• About Race

Instagram Accounts

• No White Saviors
• Layla Thee Ancestress
• Check Your Privilege
• Rachel Ricketts
• The Great Unlearn
• Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Ibram X. Kendi
• Letters for Black Lives

Last updated: 5 June 2020