Reading is a great way to connect with people whose lived experiences are different from ours. It presents us with new perspectives and helps us dismantle our internal biases about the world.
Below is a curated list of personal book recommendations on issues of racial justice, sex and gender equality, disability rights, and other topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Content warning: some books may contain upsetting content about racism and sexual assault. Please safeguard your mental health in your personal reading journey.

On intersectionality and identity

On reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

On reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

On systemic, anti-Black racism in Canada, including the history of slavery

On reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

On reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

On systemic anti-Chinese racism in Canada

On Indigenous histories of Toronto (in Mohawk: Tkaronto, "over there is the place of the submerged tree")

On environmental racism towards Indigenous and Black communities in Canada

On reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

On implementing the UNDRIP in Canada and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

On Indigenous justice
Chief Robert Joseph, author of Namwayut

On systemic anti-Black racism in the United States

On systemic anti-Black racism in the United States, particularly related to criminal justice

On anti-Black racism in the United States. This book is available here

On systemic racism and segregation in the United States

On systemic anti-Black racism in the United States

On racial segregation in travel and restriction of mobility rights for African Americans.
Content warning: racial slurs

On false stereotypes about the Muslim world in Western media

On the intersection of women, race, and class in the United States

On the policing of Black men in the United States

On identity, intersectionality, and anti-Asian racism in the United States. Content warning: racial slurs, homicide, sexual assault

On sexual assault and sex and gender-based discrimination. Content warning: sexual assault

On women's rights; sex and gender equality
bell hooks, author of Ain't I a Woman

On unconscious bias in the workplace

On racism, privilege, and allyship

On racism, privilege, and allyship

On disability inclusion

On body discrimination

On Black women and feminism

On the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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