The University of Minnesota Press is committed to challenging white supremacy, police violence, and unequal access to criminal justice, education, and resources in Minnesota, the United States, and throughout the world. To promote understanding and action for change, this collection of antiracist books is available to all to read online for free through August 31, 2020.

Article discussing the idea of "decolonizing" your bookshelf. From the article, "In essence, it is about actively resisting and casting aside the colonialist ideas of narrative, storytelling, and literature that have pervaded the American psyche for so long."

All books may not be available at Marquette. Pages are organized around themes like Activism, Afro-Latinx Experience, Criminal Justice, Lived Experiences, Racism in Science, Systemic Racism. If there is a book that you think Marquette should own - please use the form on the "Start Here" page.

This list of books highlights authors of color with a focus on teaching and pedagogy.

Links to black-owned bookstores and book titles to support #BlackPublishingPower during June 14-20

For 95 years, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has preserved, protected, and fostered a greater understanding of the Black experience through its collections, exhibitions, programs, and scholarship. In response to the uprisings across the globe demanding justice for Black lives, the Schomburg Center has created a Black Liberation Reading List. The 95 titles on the list represent books we and the public turn to regularly as activists, students, archivists, and curators, with a particular focus on books by Black authors and those whose papers we steward.

Blog post with list of suggestions and links to library materials - please reference this while we update the guide. Thanks!