Resources

Anti-Black Racism and Anti-Racism Resources

May 13, 2022
  • Booklets & Manuals
  • Misc. Resources

The United Steelworkers union in Canada and the United States unequivocally condemns the racism and racist violence that has occurred in the last number of weeks on both sides of the border. 

Members, their families, and their communities are hurting. Here in Canada, systemic racism continues to shape the lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of colour of every age. 

As trade unionists, we cannot stay neutral – taking on racism and learning how to be stronger anti-racist advocates is both urgent and deeply necessary. Here is a Canadian resource guide. 

Read the USW’s statement: USW Condemns Anti-Black Racism and Racist Violence

Books

Desmond Cole
The Skin We’re In

Robyn Maynard
Policing Black Lives 

Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware
Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada 

Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Canada’s Economic Apartheid: The Social Exclusion of Racialized Groups in the New Century 

Frances Henry and Carol Tator
Racial Profiling in Canada: Challenging the Myth of ‘a Few Bad Apples’ 

Idil Abdillahi and Rinaldo Walcott
BlackLife: Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom 

Rinaldo Walcott
Queer Returns: Essays on Multiculturalism, Diaspora, and Black Studies 

B. Denham Jolly
In the Black: My Life 

M. NourbeSe Philip
Blank: Essays and Interviews by M. NourbeSe Philip 

Ingrid R. G. Waldron
There’s Something In The Water