Resources for the Times: Books, Articles, Organizations, Community, and More

June 4, 2020

Feelings of pain, worry, and confusion weigh heavily as we as individuals, an organization, and a country come to this moment filled with cries for justice. But there is hope. We are committed to looking at ourselves with newfound courage to pave the way to profound change. We humbly ask you to join us in the journey.⁠

What follows is a non-exhaustive list of resources for education, further action, and community. To share other books, articles, podcasts, organizations, or voices, please contact us at contact@kripalu.org.

Articles, Books, and Podcasts

Articles

Books

  • Self-Portrait in Black and White, Thomas Chatterton Williams
  • Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing, by Verna A. Myers
  • Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, by Ruth King
  • White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
  • Radical Dharma and Being Black, by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams
  • On Privilege, Fraudulence, and Teaching as Learning: Selected Essays 1981–2019, by Peggy Mcintosh
  • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
  • Citizen: An American Lyric, by Claudia Rankine

Podcasts

Places to Donate

Voices and Communities to Follow