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Allyship begins with understanding, and understanding starts with education.<\/p>\n
The global protests and Black Lives Matter movement<\/a> that followed the murder of George Floyd<\/a> – and countless other Black Americans at the hands of police – have been nothing short of groundbreaking. They have shifted not only they way we view the world, but how we conduct ourselves. How we see<\/em> others. How we treat<\/em> others. How we can help<\/em> others.<\/p>\n While it’s only the very tip of the iceberg, the best way to get informed about racism and white supremacy is by opening your mind to film, TV and literature. There are so many critical books to read, so many films to watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watching and listening and reading Black voices isn’t allyship or antiracism, but it’s a step in the right direction. Let the poems of Audre Leon move you. The films of Spike Lee shock you. The essays of James Baldwin haunt you. These are the voices we should be listening to right now. These are the voices that will educate you – us – on the black experience in America – and the world – in a way so profound, so powerful, they will leave an indelible mark forever and hopefully, spark change.<\/p>\n READ: What We\u2019re Watching: \u2018If Beale Street Could Talk\u2019 Is Rich In Hope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n While by no means a definitive list, this edit of books by Nicole Richie is a pretty good place to start. <\/em>Richie recently shared some of her favourite BIPOC books on Instagram with this poignant note:<\/span><\/p>\n “Here are some of my books I want to share with you. Fill your house, your mind & your heart with Black stories. Black lives matter. Black stories matter.”<\/span><\/p>\n Such a Fun Age,\u00a0Kiley Reid<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Grand Union, Zadie Smith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n I Am not your negro, James Baldwin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo, Deckle Edge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n feel free, Zadie Smith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Beloved, Toni Morrison<\/a> The water dancer, ta-nehisi coates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n the bluest eye, toni Morrison\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel, jesmyn ward<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Stay with Me, Ayobami Adebayo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The color purple, alice walker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n girl, woman, other, Bernardine Evaristo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n there are more beautiful things than beyonc\u00e9, Morgan Parker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n the weary blues, Langston Hughes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Queenie, Candice Carty-Williams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n their eyes were watching god, Zora Neale Hurston<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n nickel boys, colson whitehead<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n behold the dreamers, Imbolo Mbue<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n a burst of light: Essays, Audre Lorde<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n native son, richard Wright<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n the black unicorn: poems, Audre Lorde<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Shadow and Act,\u00a0Ralph Ellison<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n We Were Eight Years in Power: an american tragedy,\u00a0Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Buck: A Memoir,\u00a0M.K. Asante<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Last Interview: And Other Conversations, James Baldwin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n song of Solomon, Toni Morrison<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Baldwin: Collected Essays, James Baldwin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Between The World And Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, Glory Edim<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Beautiful Struggle, Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n the fire next time, james baldwin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n swing time, zadie smith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n the black unicorn: Poems, Audre Lorde<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n And Still I Rise, Maya Angelou<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Zami: A New Spelling of my Name, Audre Lorde<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Martin Luther King, Jr. The Last Interview and Other Conversations, Martin Luther King Jr.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n All About Love: New Visions,\u00a0bell hooks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Tar Baby,\u00a0Toni Morrison<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Mothers, Brit Bennett<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"BIPOC](\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/101807727_647124929469000_6720732592444520882_n.jpg\")
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\nBelow, a reading list to start with, and where to find them. if shipping is available to your country, please try these black-owned, independent bookstores first<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nSister Outsider, Audre Lorde<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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