The President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion presents this list of resources as a starting point for learning about anti-racism and intersectionality. It is not a comprehensive list, and we will continue to add appropriate resources.
Films and Television
, dir. Ava DuVernay
, dir. Michael Mann
, dir. Joe Robert Cole
, dir. Kenny Leon
, documentary, dir. Sonja Sohn
, dir. Dee Rees
, dir. Cory Bowles
, dir. John Singleton
, dir. Lee Daniels
, dir. Thomas Carter
, dir. Steven Spielberg
, dir. Paul Haggis
, documentary, dir. Stephen Maing
, film and TV series, dir./creator Justin Simien
, documentary, dir. David France
, Kathryn Bigelow
, dir. Spike Lee
, Bill Condon
, documentary, dir. Landon Van Soest and Jeremy S. Levine
, dir. Richard LaGravenese
, Kasi Lemmons
, dir. George Tillman, Jr.
, documentary, dir. Raoul Peck
, dir. Barry Jenkins
, dir. George C. Wolfe
, documentary miniseries
, Destin Daniel Cretton
, documentary, dir. Peter Kunhardt
, dir. Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin
, dir. Spike Lee
, dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green
, dir. Barry Jenkins
, documentary, dir. Daniel H. Birman
, dir. John Singleton
, dir. Melina Matsoukas
, dir. Stephen Hopkins
, dir. Boaz Yakin
, documentary, dir. Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason
, dir. John Singleton
, dir. Stefon Bristol
, TV series
, dir. Ava DuVernay
, documentary, dir. Yance Ford
, documentary miniseries, dir. Jenner Furst
, dir. Ava DuVernay
, documentary, Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis
Literature
Fiction
, edited by Ellen Oh
, Toni Morrison
, Angie Thomas
, Sandra Cisneros
, Patrick Ness
, Tommy Orange
, Alex Haley
Non-Fiction
, Howard Zinn
, Alex Haley and Malcolm X
, Alex S. Vitale
, Barbara Randy
, Ibram X. Kendi
, Layla Saadis
, Michelle Alexander
, Taylor Branch
, Angela J. Davis
, Ijeoma Oluo
, Ibram X. Kendi
, Cyndi Kernahan
, Wesley Lowery
, Michael D. Davis and Hunter R. Clark
, Charlene Carruthers
, Jennifer Eberhardt
"," Peggy McIntosh
, Damon Young
, Robin DiAngelo
, Maya Schenwar, Joe Macar, and Alana Yu-Lan Price
"", Ibram X. Kendi
, Beverly Daniel Tatum
Music
"" Sam Cooke
"," Kendrick Lamar
"," Prince, feat. Eryn Allen Kane
"," J. Cole
"," Victoria Mont, feat. Ariana Grande
"," Deniece Williams
"," Stevie Wonder
"," Michael Kiwanuka
"," Lauryn Hill
"," Angie Stone
"," Erykah Badu
"," Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyonc, WizKid
"," Usher, feat. Nas and Bibi Bourelly
"," 2Pac
"," D'Angelo
"," Rhiannon Giddens
"," The Game, feat. Rick Ross, Diddy, etc.
"," Public Enemy
"," Beyonc, feat. Kendrick Lamar
"," Common, feat. John Legend
"," Daye Jack, feat. Killer Mike
"," Janelle Mone
"," Miguel
"," India.Arie, feat.Akon
"," K'naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz Ahmed, Residente
"," Marvin Gaye
"," The Wardlaw Brothers, (or any of the various versions)
"," Michael Jackson
"," Katori Walker
"," Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
"," Nina Simone
"," Nija, Beyonc, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly, DJ Lag
"," Z-Ro, feat. Mike Dean
"," Janet Jackson
"," Janeel Monae, ft. Erykah Badu
"," Gil Scott-Heron
"," Swizz Beats, feat. Scarface
"," Blood Orange
"," James Brown
"," Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson
"," Prince
"," Donny Hathaway
"," Jay Z
"," Cynthia Erivo
"," Destiny's Child
"," Billie Holiday
"," Childish Gambino
"," Nina Simone
"," Queen Latifah
"," Mos Def
"," Marvin Gaye
"," The Last Poets
"," Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, feat. Jamila Woods
Podcasts
, Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times
"," Alt.Latino, NPR
, NPR
"," Scene on Radio
, CNN
, TED Talk playlist