Black Lives Matter / Anti-Racist Reading (Canada)

This list is compiled from recommendations shared by Black community organizers, Canadian news media and Library of Congress subject headings. FMany titles from the source lists are not available through EPL, so please also follow the links included below for more content and context. This list focuses on Black Canadian authors and writing about Black experience and race relations in Canada. Non-fiction, memoirs, fiction titles, as well as articles. For a list of US titles and Black American authors, check out https://bit.ly/2U6qjay. For a list of titles/readings on abolishing police / prison abolition, check out https://bit.ly/2XsmDCc. A NOTE ON FORMATS: This list prioritizes digital materials (e-books and audiobooks) due to restrictions on physical materials. However, many titles are only available as physical books which are restricted due to COVID19. Click "Add to my For Later shelf" to keep track of them for when library service returns. To check for alternative formats, type the author/title into the EPL catalogue search. SOURCES: 1. The Black Lives Canada Syllabus // #BlackLivesCDNSyllabus (https://bit.ly/2XRKHNX) 2. #BlackLivesCdnSyllabus (https://bit.ly/2MpYrKh) 3. "7 works of Canadian nonfiction to read for Black History Month 2020" (https://bit.ly/2MpBYx6) 4. "Black history in Canada: A reading list" (https://bit.ly/2XV8Gvx) 5. "6 black Canadian writers to watch in 2019" (https://bit.ly/2U3xvVb) 6. "8 must-read Canadian nonfiction works for Black History Month" (https://bit.ly/2MoveiV)