UT Libraries remains committed to inclusivity and diversity. Through our partnership with the Center for Student Engagement we invite all students to join June’s Virtual Book Club. Within this virtual space, we hope to explore crucial issues surrounding race and identity and to hold honest and respectful conversations during group discussions that will begin soon.
Vol is a verb, and joining the Virtual Book Club is one way to gain new perspectives, examine our biases, and work together to create an antiracist world.
UT Libraries offers an extensive collection of e-books regarding diversity and inclusion that are available to current students, faculty, and staff. Below are a few of our recommendations that would be a great place to start your journey through the Virtual Book Club, or simply through your own personal reading.
Title
Author
Summary
E-Book Link
How to be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
The author uses a combination of ethics, history, law, science, and his own personal experiences to discuss racism
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
By chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of Black people as a dangerous race of criminals, the author reveals the influence that such ideas have had on urban development
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Tatum argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
This book chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the south in search of a better life
