The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
By: Frederick Joseph
4.47
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the perspective of the friend everyone should have, Frederick Joseph offers an essential read …
Want to Read $ 9.99"A large part of white privilege is that it steers white people toward their cultural comfort zones."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"A large part of white privilege is that it steers white people toward their cultural comfort zones."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"We need to uplift the importance of Black lives because so many people act as if those lives don't count."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"We need to uplift the importance of Black lives because so many people act as if those lives don't count."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
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1. Die Softly
By: Christopher Pike
3.63
Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
HE MAY HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED A MURDER. Herb just wanted to photograph the cheerleaders in the school sh… read more
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"He had smoked dope exactly twice, but stopped when he realized it was called dope for a reason."-Christopher Pike, Die Softly
2. Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Draws Her Way Across the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes
By: Christine Mari
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teenpresents a unique look a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
3. Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority
By: Tim Wise
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
White Americans have long been comfortable in the assumption that they are the cultural norm. Now t… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
4. With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954
By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Coretta Scott King winner Andrea Davis Pinkney brings her talents to a brand-new Dear America diary… read more
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- african american
5. A Few Red Drops
By: None
3.78
Format: None pages,
Dinah Stevenson at Clarion has acquired world English rights to A Few Red Drops, a YA nonfiction ti… read more
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6. Shattered Warrior
By: Sharon Shinn , Molly Knox Ostertag
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
It's been eight years since Colleen Cavenaugh's home world was conquered by the Derichets. These al… read more
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7. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
By: Marc Lamont Hill
4.21
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- audiobook
8. All Boys Aren’t Blue
By: George M. Johnson
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"History has an interesting way of painting."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue
9. All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope—And Hard Pills to Swallow—About Fighting for Black Lives
By: Andre Henry
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with white people who deny the on… read more
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- race
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
10. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
By: Mikki Kendall
4.37
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream femi… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
"Poverty is an apocalypse in slow motion, inexorable and generational."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"I tell you this story because sometimes the story of your life is the story of a lot of lives."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"Mainstream, white-centered feminism hasn't just failed women of color, it has failed white women."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"Ignoring the treatment of the most marginalized women doesn't set a standard that can protect any woman."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
11. How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.37
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justi… read more
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- race
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- anti racist
- audiobook
"Racist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"I use “anticapitalist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"Internalized racism is the real Black on Black crime."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"But what was the difference between Ebonics and so-called “standard"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
12. Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
By: Emmanuel Acho
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide… read more
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- self help
- race
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
"It's not white people's job to police the feelings of black people, but as fellow human beings, please rant black people the right to the full gamut of emotions regarding their wounds."-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
"White privilege is about the word white, not rich. It's having advantage built into your life. It's not saying your life hasn't been hard; it's saying your skin color hasn't contributed to the diffic…"-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
13. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
By: Robin DiAngelo
4.17
Format: 7 pages, Audiobook
Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility i… read more
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- self help
- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
"I am often asked if I think the younger generation is less racist. No, I don't. In some ways, racism's adaptations over time are more sinister than concrete rules such as Jim Crow."-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"For those of us who work to raise the racial consciousness of whites, simply getting whites to acknowledge that our race gives us advantages is a major effort. The defensiveness, denial, and resistan…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"How can I say that if you are white, your opinions on racism are most likely ignorant, when I don't even know you? I can say so because nothing in mainstream US culture gives us the information we ne…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
"Habitus maintains our social comfort and helps us regain it when those around us do not act in familiar and acceptable ways. .... Thus, white fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of ra…"-Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
14. So You Want to Talk About Race
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.49
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from w… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
"Conversations on racism should never be about winning."-Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race
"Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it's actually worth a lot of discomfort."-Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race
"Our police forces were created not to protect Americans of color, but to control Americans of color."-Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race
"When we say ‘Asian American’ we are talking about so much more than can be fit in a single stereotype."-Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race
15. White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better
By: Regina Jackson
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A no-holds-barred guidebook aimed at white women who want to stop being nice and start dismantling … read more
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- self help
- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
16. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- audiobook
17. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Logans #8)
By: Mildred D. Taylor
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The saga of the Logan family--made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry… read more
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- african american
- audiobook
18. When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown
By: Kenan Thompson
3.83
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
19. The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
By: Frederick Joseph
4.47
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the perspective of the friend everyone should have, Frederick Joseph offers an essential read … read more
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- self help
- race
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- african american
- anti racist
- audiobook
"A large part of white privilege is that it steers white people toward their cultural comfort zones."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"We need to uplift the importance of Black lives because so many people act as if those lives don't count."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"All Lives Matter is directly related to white people not wanting to see color and not wanting to make things about race."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
"No one would be comfortable being racist around someone who truly stands against racism, because they would know there'd be consequences."-Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
20. La Ligue des Super Féministes
By: Mirion Malle
4.11
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
La Ligue des super-féministes est une super-boite à outils féministes. Elle s'adresse aux enfants d… read more
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- nonfiction
21. The Greatest Thing
By: Sarah Winifred Searle
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more
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22. One of Our Kind
By: Nicola Yoon
3.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more
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- race
- audiobook
23. The Art of Drag
By: Jake Hall
4.43
Format: 136 pages, Hardcover
Before RuPaul’s Drag Race propelled the cultural phenomenon into the global spotlight, drag had bee… read more
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- nonfiction
24. The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
By: Wade Hudson
4.49
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
This short story collection is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and adv… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
"...the most powerful person in any room is the one with the clearest thoughts and the fewest words."-Wade Hudson, The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
"Racism is not just hatred. Racism is a system. A system that dehumanizes humans in order to keep them down and, most often, to make money off of them. -- Adam Gidwitz, The Inheritance"-Wade Hudson, The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
25. The Beautiful Struggle
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
3.79
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Adapted from the adult memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Water Dancer and B… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
26. True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
By: Cindy L. Otis
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"If I could pick one book to hand to every teen—and adult—on earth, this is the one. True or False … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Herbie
By: Rich Cohen
3.21
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Every life reaches that crucial intersection, the place where you must choose your fate, or have it… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
28. Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction
By: Gholdy Muhammad
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In this follow-up to Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad adds a fifth pursuit―joy―to her ground… read more
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- nonfiction
- anti racist
- social justice
- audiobook
29. A Land With a People: Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism
By: Esther Farmer
4.68
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
A collection of personal stories, history, poetry, and art A Land With a People is a book of stori… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
30. Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented
By: Tanya Lee Stone
4.15
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Boldness, imagination, and ruthless competition combine in Tanya Lee Stone and Steven Salerno's Pas… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
31. A Black Woman Did That (1)
By: Malaika Adero
4.53
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A Black Woman Did That! spotlights vibrant, inspiring Black women whose accomplishments have change… read more
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- nonfiction
- african american
- biography
