Founded on the co-op ideals of diversity, inclusion, equality, equity and social justice, Mississippi Market is committed to continuously working toward anti-racism. This list of book recommendations, based on the anti-racism collection in our staff library, aims to help our community continue to learn, grow and stand up for what’s right.
- The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois⠀
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi⠀
- The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter⠀
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander⠀
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad⠀
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates⠀
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo⠀
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem