“They feel good to solicit, good to mete out, but someone at some point has to get down to the business of reading.”
In the past few days, the country has focused its collective grief and anger over the death of George Floyd—and countless injustices and acts of violence toward the Black community—into action, from protesting and donating to amplifying Black voices and. As part of our commitment to making systemic change here at Food52, we recognize that we must also be learning and listening as a community, now and always.
These book lists, articles, podcasts, and more are just the beginning of the work that we’re doing to be better allies, and it is by no means exhaustive. There is an abundance of writing from Black voices, across genres and mediums, beyond the topics of race and antiracism—and we urge you to seek them out, too. “But,” Jackson reminds us, “it is unfair to beg other literature and other authors, many of them dead, to do this sort of work for someone.
If there are other resources you’ve read, listened to, or watched that you’d like to see included here, please add them to the comments below, and our editors will make updates accordingly.
Stick to food. Seriously.