These books reaffirm the unwavering commitment to building a world where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to reach their best health and wellbeing no matter their race, class, or ethnicity. We hope they do the same for you.
- Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
- “Key to unlearning the habits embedded by systemic racism.”
- How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
- “You learn a lot, but also feel the book like poetry.”
- Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
- “A gut-wrenching, beautiful memoir that brings to life the challenges of immigrants.”
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele
- “Puts the impact of structural racism in clear and obvious terms.”
- Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberations, Collective Care, and Safety by Cara Page and Erica Woodland
- “Offers powerful justification and vision for health and healing outside the medical system.”
- Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa
- “A reflection of lived experience informed by data and evidence.”
- Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice by Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross, and Elena R. Gutiérrez
- “All can benefit from this book’s coherent, comprehensive vision for multiple health justice movements.”
- Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
- “Illuminates how poverty impacts us all, especially those from privileged backgrounds.”
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs with Scott Kurashige
- “A scholar and activist who deeply understood what it meant to practice and fight for intersectionality.”
A great way to combat misinformation about DEI is to educate yourself. In honor of National Read-a-Book Day (September 6), we recommend checking out Stacey’s highly-acclaimed, Unbias:
Unbias Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work. Unbias explains the concepts of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as shows you how to identify bias. It will also provide you with tools for actively removing barriers and ensuring equity throughout your organization.
The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing
by Anneliese A. Singh
Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities: Promoting Equity and Culturally Responsive Care across Settings
by Monnica Williams and Daniel Rosen
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness
by Rhonda Magee and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Medical Apartheid
by Harriet A. Washington
How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America by Dr. Otis Brawley
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation
by Thomas DeWolf
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Blood Sugar: Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America
by Anthony Ryan Hatch (Author)
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
by Dr. Joy Degruy
