Organization & Online Resources

Black Lives Matter SPI (Springfield, IL Chapter)

National Museum of African American History & Culture – Talking About Race

Project Ready- A free online professional development curriculum

Springer Nature Black Lives Matter Collection- A collection of books, journal articles and magazine content that amplifies Black voices and the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Resources for While People to Learn and Talk About Racism

Showing Up For Racial Justice

Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum

Springfield Coalition on Dismantling Racism

Springfield NAACP

Adult Books

Told through the author’s own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America’s racial history and its contemporary echoes.

Library on the Go — E-Book | E-Audiobook
Cloud LibraryE-Book | E-Audiobook

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Teen Books
Juvenile Books