“I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” (by Austin Channing Brown)
“Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” (by Isabel Wilkerson)
“The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race” (by Jesmyn Ward)
“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” (by Michelle Alexander)
“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” (by Robin DiAngelo)
“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” (by Beverly Daniel Tatum)
“Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence” (by Geoffrey Canada)
“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” (by Matthew Desmond)
“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” (by Michelle Alexander)
“Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy” (by David Zucchino)
“The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism” (by Edward E. Baptist)
“The Autobiography of Malcolm X” (by Alex Haley and Malcolm X)
Suggested supplies:
Cards, cardstock, construction paper, or blank printer paper. If you have blank cards, that will work perfectly, but you don’t need those to do this project.
Decorative materials such as:
Markers
Stickers
Colored pencils or crayons
Decorative washi tape
Colored paper (scrapbook or construction)
Glue stick or other adhesive
Scissors
Pen
Envelope(s) to put your card into.
If you are making more than one (1) card and sending it to the same organization, we recommend using a large envelope to send them at once.
Sample message ideas:
"I want you to know that you are a very special person and that you are loved! This is a challenging time, but we are thinking of you from afar and sending all of our love."
"May your day be filled with all kinds of bright sunny things! We are thinking of you now and always."
“I hope you have a wonderful day, and know that someone is wishing you nothing but the best!”