Literature & resources
Literature &
resources
Take a look at my literature list on the topics of diversity, racism and discrimination.

Articles, podcasts and videos by and with Ellen Wagner
- (Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell 2/2022):
Wir dürfen Rassismus nicht dulden u.v.m. (german)
Read - Spiegel Job & Karriere (2021):
Hilfe von der Karriereberaterin. Mein Team verhält sich rassistisch. (german)
Read - (Hays 2021):
Position beziehen! Was wir gegen Rassismus am Arbeitsplatz tun können.
Read - (tbd* 2020):
Don’t Assume. Warum ein zweiter Blick in die Schublade lohnt.
Read
- Kopfsalat Podcast (28.7.2022):
“Alle Menschen of Colour, die in der deutschen Arbeitswelt arbeiten, erleben Rassismus” (german)
Listen - Halbe Katoffl Podcast (1.7.2022):
Wurzellosigkeit, Schwarze und queere Spaces & Heilen nach Diversity-Workshops | Work-Edition (german)
Listen - digital kompakt Podcast (13.6.2022):
Diversity: “Was darf man eigentlich noch sagen?” (german)
Listen - Making the workplace a better place with Rutta Mekonen (2022): #29 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Es geht ums Anfangen. Interview with Ellen Wagner of cross cultural bridges.
Listen on Spotify - Itsaboutleadership Podcast (2021): #23 Veränderung: Gesellschaften verändern – was braucht es dafür? Ellen Wagner: Was braucht es, damit sich Gesellschaften in Bewegung setzen? (german)
Listen - Fearless Culture Podcast by and with Jan Schleifer (2020):
#53 Fearless Antiracist – Interview with Ellen Wagner on anti-racism, LGBTQI*. (german)
Listen on Podbay
Listen on Spotify - Tandem Nomads. Empowering Global Entrepreneurs (2020):
TN182. How to find the confidence to speak up for yourself and feel empowered.
Listen
Literature recommendations in german & english Language
- Anleitung zum Schwarz sein by Anne Chebu (german)
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Dear Discrimination by Wirmuesstenmalreden
- Deutschland SCHWARZ WEISS. Der alltägliche Rassismus von Noah Sow (german)
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Bruce M. Patton, Sheila Heen
- Empowerment als Erziehungsaufgabe: Praktisches Wissen für den Umgang mit Rassismuserfahrungen by Nkechi Madubuko (german)
- Eure Heimat ist unser Albtraum von Fatma Aydemir, Hengameh Yaghoobifarah and many others (german)
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
- exit RACISM: Rassismuskritisch denken lernen by Tupoka Ogette (german)
- Farbe bekennen by May Ayim (german)
- Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
- Mist, die versteht mich ja: Aus dem Leben einer Schwarzen Deutschen von Florence Brokowski-Shekete (german)
- Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Sen
- On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay Mckesson
- Plantation Memories: Episodes of Everyday Racism by Grada Kilomba
- Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
- Race after technology by Ruha Benjamin
- Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society by John A. Powell
- Schwarzsein in einer rassistischen Welt by Ijeoma Oluo (german)
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
- Sprache und Sein by Kübra Gümüsay (german)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning & Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
- The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph
- The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert Livingston
- The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
- The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall by Alicia Garza
- This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell
- This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins
- Unapologetic. A black, queer, and feminist mandate for radical movements by Charlene Carruthers
- Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten by Alice Hasters (german)
- We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Asha Bandele, Angela Y. Davis (Foreword)
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price
- You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke, Brené Brown
- Anleitung zum Schwarz sein by Anne Chebu (german)
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Dear Discrimination by Wirmuesstenmalreden
- Deutschland SCHWARZ WEISS. Der alltägliche Rassismus von Noah Sow (german)
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Bruce M. Patton, Sheila Heen
- Empowerment als Erziehungsaufgabe: Praktisches Wissen für den Umgang mit Rassismuserfahrungen by Nkechi Madubuko (german)
- Eure Heimat ist unser Albtraum von Fatma Aydemir, Hengameh Yaghoobifarah and many others (german)
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
- exit RACISM: Rassismuskritisch denken lernen by Tupoka Ogette (german)
- Farbe bekennen by May Ayim (german)
- Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
- Mist, die versteht mich ja: Aus dem Leben einer Schwarzen Deutschen von Florence Brokowski-Shekete (german)
- Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Sen
- On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay Mckesson
- Plantation Memories: Episodes of Everyday Racism by Grada Kilomba
- Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
- Race after technology by Ruha Benjamin
- Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society by John A. Powell
- Schwarzsein in einer rassistischen Welt by Ijeoma Oluo (german)
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
- Sprache und Sein by Kübra Gümüsay (german)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning & Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
- The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph
- The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert Livingston
- The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
- The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall by Alicia Garza
- This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell
- This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins
- Unapologetic. A black, queer, and feminist mandate for radical movements by Charlene Carruthers
- Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten by Alice Hasters (german)
- We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Asha Bandele, Angela Y. Davis (Foreword)
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price
- You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke, Brené Brown
Film and Documentary Recommendations
- 13th (Ava DuVernay)—
Netflix - American Son (Kenny Leon) —
Netflix - Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 —
Available to rent - Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) —
Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent - Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) —
Available to rent - Dear White People (Justin Simien) —
Netflix - Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) —
Available to rent - I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) —
Available to rent or on Kanopy
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) —
Hulu - Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) —
Available to rent for free in June in the U.S. - King In The Wilderness —
HBO - See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) —
Netflix - Selma (Ava DuVernay) —
Available to rent for free in June in the U.S. - The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution —
Available to rent - The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) —
Available to rent for free - When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) —
Netflix
- 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
- American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
- Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
- Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
- King In The Wilderness — HBO
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
- Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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