This guide includes recommended resources for learning about anti-racism principles and issues related to racial justice, including books, web resources, and videos and podcasts. The Fulton Library is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment, emphasizing UVU President Tuminez's invitation to "Come as you are—UVU has a place for you." We hope this guide will serve as a tool to help our UVU community learn, reflect, and grow.
This guide is not a comprehensive list, and it is a work in progress. If you'd like assistance finding more resources, please ask a librarian—we're happy to help! We also welcome suggestions for additional resources to include in this guide or to purchase for the library's collections. To make a suggestion, fill out a Suggestions for Purchase form.
A reading list like this is a starting place for improving issues of racial justice and equity in our community, but we must also reflect on what we learn and strive to incorporate anti-racist principles into our own lives. To learn about the limitations of anti-racist reading lists and the needed next steps, see Lauren Michele Jackson’s article “What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?” (Vulture, June 2020).
The following statements were released by UVU senior administrators in response to national events related to racial violence and racial justice movements.
Thank you to the librarians at Utah State University! Their Resources For Racial Justice guide served as an inspiration for this guide.