#blacklivesmatter library, teaching, activism, and community resource list
Compiled and published by Que(e)ry, July 11, 2016
Last updated September 17, 2024
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Table of Contents:
Introductory Information
Syllabi/Curricula/Reading Lists
#BlackLivesMatter Libguides
Children’s/Young Adult Booklists
Teaching Resources
Library, Archival, Museum, and Online Collections
#BlackLivesMatter in Libraries and Archives
Activism and Advocacy Organizations
Bookstores, Publishers, etc.
News, Blogs, Podcasts, etc.
Self-Care, Trauma, and Tragedy
Police Violence, Arrests, Protests, etc.: Rights, Safety, and Documenting
Media, Bias, and Fact-Checking Resources
Government, Civic, & Business Resources
Find More in Libraries
Social Media accounts and hashtags
About this document
Introductory Information
Syllabi/Curricula/Reading Lists
#BlackLivesMatter Libguides and Research Guides
Black Lives Matter Reference Guide (compiled by Malcolm Teller, July 2016)
Children’s/Young Adult Booklists
Teaching Resources
Library, Archival, Museum, and Online Collections
- African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey (Newtonville and Atlantic City, NJ)
- African American History Digital Collections (Library of Congress)
- African American Library at the Gregory School Digital Archive (Houston Public Library, Texas)
- African American Research Library & Cultural Center (Broward County Library, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
- Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
- Amistad Research Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Appalachian African American Cultural Center (Pennington Gap, Virginia)
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History (Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System)
- Black Archives, History, and Research Foundation of South Florida (Miami, Florida)
- Black Craftspeople Digital Archive
- Black Heritage Reference Center (Queens Public Library, New York)
- Black History Month Library Online Resource Collection (curated by Charles Preston)
- Black Lesbian Archives
- Black Lives Matter web archive (Archive-It.org)
- Black Lives Matter digital collection (Internet Archive)
- Black Lives Matter collection (Princeton University)
- Black Lives Matter, Policing, and Protest Guide Zines (Sherwood Forest Virtual Zine Library)
- Blackpast.org Online Reference Collection of African American History
- Black Sound Lab
- Black Trans Archive
- California African American Museum (Los Angeles, California)
- Center for Civil and Human Rights (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Civil Rights Museum (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Colored Conventions: Bringing 19th century Black Organizing to Digital Life
- Documenting Ferguson (Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
- DuSable Museum of African American History (Chicago, Illinois)
- Free Black Women’s Library
- Freedman’s Bureau Project
- Historical African American Newspapers Online (Marist College libguide)
- International African American Museum (Charleston, S.C.)
- Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center (Kingston, N.Y.)
- Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Musée des Civilisations Noires/Museum of Black Civilizations (Dakar, Senegal)
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
- Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum Online
- POC Zine Project
- Preserve the Baltimore Uprising Archive Project
- People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland
- Race Relations in Minnesota Resource Guide (Minnesota Historical Society)
- Race and Policing Research Collection (IssueLab)
- River Road African American Museum (Donaldsonville, Louisiana)
- Save the Boards (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library)
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Sounds of Black Lives Matter: music and video collection
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Digital Gateway
- Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection (Chicago Public Library)
#BlackLivesMatter in Libraries and Archives
- African American Literature Book Club
- African American Studies Librarians Interest Group (Association of College and Research Libraries)
- Anastasi, Katy. "Abolitionist De-Escalation and the Library." Virtual poster session, 2020.
- Archives for Black Lives
- Archivists and Archives of Color Section (Society of American Archivists)
- Are You A Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians. Documentary by Rodney Freeman
- Art of Black Dissent
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Information Professionals Interest Group
- Association of African American Museums
- Balzer, Cass. “Rethinking Police Presence.” American Libraries Magazine, July 8, 2020.
- Black Archival Practice 1 (The Black Scholar 52.2, Summer 2022)
- Black Archival Practice 2 (The Black Scholar 52.4, Winter 2022)
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association
- Black Excellence LIS Syllabus (crowdsourced list, by T-Kay)
- Black Librarians
- Black Lives Matter: Building Empathy through Reading (YALSA - in 2 parts)
- Black Lives Matter/Anti-Racism Efforts (Ivy Plus Libraries Research, Teaching, and Learning Affinity Group)
- Black Lives Matter Resource List (Progressive Librarians Guild)
- Black Metropolis Research Consortium
- Blackivists: Collective of Black Archivists
- "A Call for Ivy+ Libraries to Divest from Police and Prisons and Invest in Life-Giving Resources." October 28, 2020.
- Clark, I. J. “Public libraries, police and the normalisation of surveillance.” Infoism, 24 August, 2016.
- Collins, Stacy (interviewee). “How Libraries are Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement.” NPR, June 13, 2020.
- Community-based Approaches to Archives from the Black Lives Matter Movement
- Dapier, Jarrett, and Knox, Emily. “When Not to Call the Cops: A Plea to Protect Black Patrons.” American Libraries Magazine, July 8, 2020.
- Data4BlackLives
- Disrupting Whiteness in Libraries and Librarianship (University of Wisconsin)
- Diverse Spines
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ALA Advocacy)
- DLF Authenticity Project
- DocNow
- Drake, Jarrett M. “#ArchivesForBlackLives: Building a Community Archives of Police Violence in Cleveland.” medium.com, 22 April, 2016.
- Drake, Jarrett M. “Expanding #ArchivesForBlackLives to Traditional Archival Repositories.” medium.com, 27 June, 2016.
- Library Freedom Project Statement on Library Divestment from Police
- Little Known Black Librarian Facts
- Macias, Max. “Three Anti-Racist Actions You Can Take In Your Library, Right Now.” Lowrider Librarian, July 24, 2020.
- National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL)
- POC In LIS Summit
- Project Ready: Reimagining Equity and Access for Diverse Youth
- Racial Equity in the Library
- Reading While White: Allies for Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Books for Children and Teens
- Reminisce Preservation
- Resources to Counter White Nationalism in Libraries
- Robinson, Nathan. “No Holds Barred: Policing and Security in the Public Library.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe, 11 December, 2019.
- Michele R. Santamaria. “Concealing White Supremacy Through Fantasies of the Library.” Library Trends, v.68, no.3 (Winter 2020). (via Project MUSE)
- Statements from Libraries and Library Organizations on Racism, Black Lives Matter, and Increased Violence (Infodocket, June 1, 2020)
- Storytime Underground Statement on Black Lives Matter
- Unpacking White Supremacy in Academic Libraries
- Up//Root: a publishing collective that exists to center the works, knowledge, and experiences of BIPOC within the context of the library and archive community.
- We Build Black: Communities for Black Technologists
- We Here: Community for BIPOC Library and Archive Workers
- We Need Diverse Books
- WOC+LIB
Activism and Advocacy Organizations
Partial Map of Black-led liberation organizing
Bookstores, Publishers, etc.
Crowdsourced Map of Black-Owned Bookstores (Subway Book Review)
- Black Garnet Books (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Books and Crannies (Martinsville, Virginia)
- Cafe con Libros (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Eso Won Books (Los Angeles, California)
- Hakim’s Bookstore (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Harriet’s Bookshop (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- The Lit. Bar (The Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
- Mahogany Books (Washington D.C.)
- Marcus Books (Oakland, California)
- Revolution Books (New York, N.Y.)
- Semicolon Bookstore (Chicago, Illinois)
- Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center (New York, N.Y.)
- Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books (Philadelphia)
News, Blogs, Podcasts, etc.
Self-Care, Trauma, and Tragedy
Police Violence, Arrests, Protests, etc.: Rights, Safety, and Documenting
Media, Bias, and Fact-Checking Resources
Government, Civic, & Business Resources
Find More in Libraries
Social Media accounts and hashtags
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About this document
Update History: A brief selection of resources was originally published as a post on queeryparty.tumblr.com on July 8, 2016, with several updates over the next few days. On July 11, 2016, that list had grown substantially and was transitioned to this document, where any further updates will be reflected. Contact us if you want to contribute or if you notice any problems with the document (such as broken links or misattributions).
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