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Non-Fiction

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For beginners / accessible autobiography / specific to the UK / anti-blackness / gender / historical roots of racism / for aspiring white allies / whiteness / effective anti-racism

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Accessible autobiography / specific to the UK / anti-blackness / gender / historical roots of racism / hidden histories / for educators / whiteness  in academia and journalism  

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Accessible essays / for beginners/ specific to the UK / anti-Muslim racism / gender / intersectionality / counter-narratives / multiple perspectives of Muslim female identity 

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Academic research / specific to the UK and South Asia / historical roots of racism / British colonisation of India / state violence / hidden histories

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Accessible research and story-telling / specific to the UK with international research / historical and roots of racism in science / racism in scientific research / construction of race

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Accessible essays / specific to the UK / intersectionality / counter-narratives / multiple perspectives of women of colour and non-binary people 

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Academic research / psychological impacts of colonialism and racism / historical roots of internalised racism / specific to French colonialism and applicable to Britain / whiteness

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Academic research / Scottish role in colonialism and slavery / historical roots of racism / hidden histories of Glasgow's wealth 

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Accessible autobiographies / specific to the UK / intersectionality / counter-narratives / Black British feminism / survival and resistance

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Accessible autobiography / specific to the US / LGBTQ+ identities / intersectionality / transwoman of colour counter-narrative / survival and resistance

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Accessible virtual museum / blog / specific to Scotland / hidden histories / the historical roots of racism / legacies of Empire 

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Accessible research / specific to the US and applicable to the UK / white fragility / whiteness / white supremacy silencing People of Colour /for aspiring white allies

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Accessible blog / effective anti-racism / for aspiring allies / constructive advice for beginners / intersectionality

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Academic research / decoloniality / decolonising the curriculum / effective anti-racism / intersectionality

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Academic research / psychological impacts of imperialism / language / mental health / effective anti-racism / decoloniality

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Academic research / for educators / for aspiring allies / Critical Race Theory / effective anti-racism 

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For beginners / accessible autobiography / specific to the UK / anti-blackness / masculinity / class / historical roots of racism / for aspiring white allies / whiteness 

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Academic research / specific to Scotland / historical roots of racism / migration / institutional racism / Scottish slavery / contemporary racism

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Accessible essays / for beginners / specific to the UK / intersectionality / migration / counter-narratives / multiple perspectives of racism and identity 

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Accessible research / specific to the UK / British South Asian resistance and identities / hidden histories / anti-imperialism / class / political blackness

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Accessible essays / specific to the UK / whiteness / intersectionality / counter-narratives / multiple perspectives of women of colour in academia / decolonising education

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Accessible research / specific to the UK / Black British women's lives / hidden histories / Black feminism

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Academic research / European colonialism and racism / historical roots of racism / psychology / whiteness / white supremacy / racial violence

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Academic research / British imperialism / historical roots of racism / hidden histories of Britain's Gulag in Kenya / Mau Mau rebellion

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Accessible / specific to the West / whiteness / white supremacy / white fragility / for aspiring allies / effective anti-racism for white readers 

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Accessible / specific to the UK / whiteness / satirical self-help / strategies for survival in the context of white supremacy / counter-narratives 

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Independent British online magazine / by Women of Colour and non-binary People of Colour / accessible news and social commentary / contemporary racism in the UK and beyond

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Accessible research / specific to the US and applicable to the UK / white fragility / whiteness / white supremacy silencing People of Colour / racial dialogue

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Foundational text of critical pedagogy / decoloniality / effective anti-racism / for educators / intersectionality

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Collection of essays / decoloniality from a Kenyan perspective / language, culture and identity / effective anti-racism / anti-imperialism

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Academic research / for educators /  critical literacy / language / effective anti-racism 

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Academic research / memoir / for educators / counter-narratives / African American experiences / Critical Race Theory 

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Academic research / specific to the UK / whiteness / privilege / fluidity of race/ Gypsy-Traveller / structural inequalities / gender / education / employment 

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Academic research / activist voices / specific to UK with comparisons to the US / whiteness / anti-racism / anti-blackness / queerness / contemporary racism / intersectionality

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Accessible essays, art and poetry / specific to the UK / intersectionality / migration / counter-narratives / multiple perspectives on racism and mental health

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Accessible research / specific to the UK / Black British identities and resistance / hidden histories / anti-blackness / class / imperialism 

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Accessible essays / specific to Europe (with Scottish and UK voices) / Black feminism / Afrofeminism / intersectionality / counter-narratives 

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Academic research / specific to the UK / historical roots of racism / British race relations / state violence / hidden histories

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Academic research / European imperialism and racism / historical roots of racism / Orientalism / whiteness / white gaze / power / the exotic other

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Autobiography / specific to the UK / historical roots of racism / hidden history told from the perspective of a Black enslaved person 

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Academic research / specific to British imperialism / hidden histories of resistance across the globe / forgotten legacies of resistance

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Accessible essays and poetry / specific to the US / Black feminism / queerness / resisting white supremacy / counter-narratives 

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Accessible virtual museum / blog and teaching resources / specific to the UK / hidden histories / the historical roots of racism / migration 

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Accessible research / specific to the UK / freedom of speech / racial dialogue / productive debates on challenging topics

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Accessible series of essays / educating for liberation / intersectionality / effective anti-racism / for educators

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Semi-autobiography / Chicano and Latino experience / mestiza and racial identities / colonialism / gender / LGBT+ identities / intersectionality

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Academic research / for educators /  teacher education / marginalised identities / intersectionality / effective anti-racism 

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Academic research / specific to the UK / Political Blackness / Critical Race Theory / counter-narratives / effective anti-racism 

Poetry

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Accessible anthology / specific to UK / British Asian identities / decolonising literature and knowledge / anti-Muslim racism / patriarchy / state violence

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Accessible anthology / specific to UK / African diaspora and soldiers / World War poetry / counter-narratives / hidden stories 

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Poetry anthology / specific to the UK / British Asian identity / religious identities / counter-narratives / childhood of colour

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Accessible anthology / specific to UK / Black British feminism / Black Lives Matter / decolonising knowledge / patriarchy / state violence / resistance / hidden histories

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 Poetry anthology / specific to Scotland / Black and White identities / migration / class / sexuality / counter-narratives

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Poetry anthology / specific to the UK / British Asian identity / anti-Muslim racism / intersectionality / counter-narratives / home for the diaspora 

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Accessible anthology / specific to UK / multiple British Poets of Colour / decolonising literature / counter-narratives / resistance / hidden histories

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 Poetry anthology / specific to Scotland / multiple perspectives / Black Scottish identity / inter-generational stories and trauma / counter-narratives

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 Poetry anthology / specific to Scotland / mixed race identities / Scottish identities / belonging / contemporary racism / counter-narratives

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 Poetry anthology / specific to Scotland / race-based and gender-based violence / womanhood / healing / contemporary racism / counter-narratives

Fiction

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Novel in verse / specific to UK / Black LGBTQ+ identities / Black feminism / intersectionality / multiple perspectives / counter-narratives

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Novel / specific to UK / contemporary Black woman's life  / Black feminism / class / mental health / counter-narratives

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Novel with multiple perspectives / specific to South Asian and British imperialism / Opium Wars and trade / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives / hidden histories

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Novel series / set in a dystopian London / reflection of contemporary racism / dramatised series / counter-narratives / young adult fiction 

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Novel / specific to Southern Africa / legacy of imperialism / historical roots of racism / classism / counter-narratives 

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Novel with multiple perspectives / specific to UK / Windrush generation / Jamaica / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives / hidden histories

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Novel / specific to India with characters from Britain / legacy of British colonisation / historical roots of racism / colourism / colonial mentality and resistance 

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Novel / specific to South Asia / legacy of British imperialism / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives / hidden histories

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Graphic novel / specific to the US / Chinese diaspora / contemporary Sinophobia / counter-narratives / children's literature

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Novel / specific to Kenya / legacy of British imperialism / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives / hidden histories

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Graphic novel / specific to Scotland / hidden stories of enslaved people / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives 

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Novel / specific to Nigeria and the US / historical roots of contemporary racism / colourism / texturism / colonial mentality and resistance 

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Novel / specific to Nigeria / legacy of imperialism / religious identities / domestic abuse / counter-narratives 

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Graphic memoir / specific to Iran / religious identities / class / gender / child trauma / counter-narratives / displacement and diaspora

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Young adult novel / specific to the US / contemporary racism / class / / counter-narratives / Black Lives Matter

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Novel / specific to the UK / Windrush generation / historical roots of racism / counter-narratives / hidden histories

Much more to come!

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