Last night's Ella Baker Legacy Event was even better than I imagined it might be. The wisdom and inspiration shared by Cathy Cade, Dolores Huerta, and Ericka Huggins will continue to make me think and move me to action for a long time. In addition to powerful stories about Ella Baker, the United Farm Workers, the Panthers, and Marches on Washington, our speakers recommended a whole host of books and resources. I did my best to compile their suggestions to complement your holiday reading and movie lists. Enjoy!
A Better Life. This film explores the life of an immigrant family in Los Angeles. A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners. Watch the trailer.
Wanna Start a Revolution? Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle. This book brings women activists and leaders to the forefront of movement history.
Civil Rights Veterans Website. A website filled with personal stories from veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement.
Confessions of an Economic Hitman. John Perkins tells of his own inner journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people.
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement. Barbara Ransby's compelling biography of Ella Baker's life long activism.
The Dolores Huerta Foundation organizes at the grassroots level, engaging and developing natural leaders. DHF creates leadership opportunities for community organizing, leadership development, civic engagement, and policy advocacy.