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Health Libraries West for the Public in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire: Equality and Diversity resources

Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire

These e-books and books are freely available to you at your local library. You can search for more books here. 

Books

 So you want to talk about race

Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

 

 When we say Black Lives Matter

A gorgeous and essential picture book for children of all ages, 'When We Say Black Lives Matter' follows a Black child's parents explaining what the term 'Black Lives Matter' means to them.

 

 500 words : Black Lives Matter.

This title is a collection of 100 inspiring, moving and poignant short stories, submitted to the '500 Words: Black Lives Matter' competition which ran on Virgin Radio in July 2020.

Great women's speeches : empowering voices that engage and inspire

 From Emmeline Pankhurst's 'Freedom or Death' speech and Marie Curie's trailblazing Nobel lecture, to Michelle Obama speaking on parenthood in politics and Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza's stirring ode to Black women, the words collected here are empowering, engaging, and entirely unapologetic.

Black star : Britain's Asian youth movements.

Tells the history of Britain's Asian Youth Movements from the 1970s and 1980s and shows their importance in creating today's multiracial Britain.

 

 Balti Britain : A provocative journey through Asian Britain

An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Ziauddin Sardar, whose acclaimed 'Desperately Seeking Paradise' demystified Islam, gives his humane, sharp and witty perspective on the experience of being a British Asian.

 

Mind BAME mental health support

Mind charity network of Local Minds offer tailored support for their local communities.

Mind Bristol for BAME people

A directory of contacts, services and networks in Bristol.