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As protests against injustice in legal system, discrimination, police brutality spread through the US, it is necessary to educate yourself about these issues. 

Here are just a few book recommendations (there are so much more out there), include both non-fiction and fiction about racism and challenges that black people face throughout their lifetimes. 

Thank you so much for more recs. Below are some more amazing book recommendations from the comments:

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates

Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals

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A few resources to help, learn, and promote:

TO HELP AND DONATE:

Black Lives Matter carrd with info, petitions, donation sites they recommend, and readings they suggest

President Obama’s List of orgs to help, things to read, and ways to get engaged

Black-led LGBTQ+ Organizations posted by Alexis Michelle

TO LEARN AND UNLEARN:

5 Ways to Take Action for all non-black people by The Conscious Kid

10-Steps to Non-Optical Allyship by Mireille Cassandra Harper 

How to Be Actively Anti-Racist by Good Good Good Co

Victoria Alexander’s recommendations on Anti-Racist Literature

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE:

Abelle Hayford’s #drawingwhileblack Directory of Black Creatives to hire

Author Oge Mora’s List of Children’s Books by Black Authors - also check out Oge Mora’s beautiful books!

A Twitter Thread from Melissa See on Black YA novels

Karina Yan Glasser’s 100 Must-Read Children’s Books by African-American Authors

10 Black-Owned Online Bookstores to buy all these lovely books from!

Bookshop.org’s List of Independent Black-Owned Bookstores 

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🍂 It looks like a rather blustery day, today… 

Happy Windsday, Piglet. 🍂

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

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the moon looked so great wow

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Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 ; trying to get little things done after work + hopelessly enjoying this painting by Belinfante, feeling excited for the day to return back to my favourite bookstore in the city.

𝐢𝐠 + 𝐯𝐥𝗼𝐠𝐬

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All lives will matter when Black Lives Matter.

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by audreylostinparis

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LITTLE WOMEN + scenery

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𝓓𝓪𝔂 8 𝓸𝓯 100 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓽𝔂

Today was a good day (finally)!

- Tackled all my to dos

- Did an intense yoga practice

- Got calm

- Took a big stroll by the city

Also, I finally did my blog about japanese literature, even though I haven't write anything yet lol

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ig: lostpalette

some uni essentials ☁️

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sunflowers to brighten the day🌻

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𝓓𝓪𝔂 7 𝓸𝓯 100 𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓽𝔂

Finally, today I tackled down all my to do list, read for my thesis and started thinking on new projects for a future job. Job searching is making me nuts. But honestly, it's a difficult situation.

Currently reading: A room of one's own by Virginia Woolf

Currently playing: Zone - Monsta X. (Stream Fantasia by Monsta X)

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Spent the day picking wild flowers