We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power
By: Caleb Gayle
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A landmark work of untold American history that reshapes our understanding of identity, race, and b…
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1. No Name in the Street
By: James Baldwin
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
This stunningly personal document and extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seve… read more
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2. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
By: Imani Perry
3.97
Format: 410 pages, Hardcover
An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South… read more
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- nonfiction
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"So I went deeper into an archive of historical memory, hoping to sort it out"-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"Acting like you know everything and acting like you don't know how to be respectful will keep you ignorant. Be humble."-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"And yes, slavery was abolished, Jim Crow is over, but the prisons, the persistence of poverty, are constant reminders of how the past made the present."-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
"What, by analogy, happens to the family of the university, or the town, or the state, or the Old Dominion, or the nation itself, given what has been built into its creation?"-Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
3. Calling for a Blanket Dance
By: Oscar Hokeah
4.25
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find stren… read more
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- audiobook
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- native american
- indigenous
"We danced, the way Kiowas danced, when called by our people, by our ancestors, to help each other heal."-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
"Driving out of Lawton, I laid my hand onto Ever's quilt and traced my fingertips around the edges of the bird pattern. I couldn't help but wonder, tla, couldn't help but worry: Would my grandson ever…"-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
4. We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I
By: Raja Shehadeh
4.19
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of … read more
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- audiobook
5. We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys
By: Erin Kimmerle
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle investigates of the notorious Dozier Boys School--the true st… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
6. Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
By: Linda Villarosa
4.46
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • "A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and di… read more
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- race
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
7. Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
By: Matthew F. Delmont
4.53
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil righ… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
By: Donovan X. Ramsey
4.36
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told throug… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
9. The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
By: Rachel L. Swarns
4.13
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New W… read more
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10. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
By: Zora Neale Hurston
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A collection of remarkable stories, including eight “lost” Harlem Renaissance tales now available t… read more
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- race
- audiobook
"I am striving desperately for a toe-hold on the world."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"People value monuments above men, and signs above works."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"A woman robbed of her love is more terrible than an army with banners."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
"The heart of man is an ever empty abyss into which the whole world shall fall and be swallowed up."-Zora Neale Hurston, Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
11. Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
By: Lyndsie Bourgon
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market -- and how it intersects with environm… read more
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- history
- audiobook
"Organizations like the World Bank and Interpol have estimated that the global scale of illegal logging generates somewhere between $51 billion and $157 billion annually. Thirty percent of the world's…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Scientists have stumbled on the remains of ancient woods in this way, locating root systems that continue to support the forest long after the body of the tree has disappeared. In this sense the tree…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Forest sociologist Robert Lee says city dwellers are more likely to feel guilt toward nature, which he attributes to disconnection from nature rather than empathy toward it: "They are very likely to …"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
"Automation, globalization, and increased education requirements - compounded by failures in government and institutions - have given rise to a generation of disconnected and fearful people. The numbe…"-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
12. Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
By: Glory Edim
4.37
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular boo… read more
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- race
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- audiobook
"This often has a lot to do with racism and sexism, and the stories we are "allowed" to tell as people of colour."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"They both squealed in the face of hope and the audacity for a black body to exist despite the system designed to dismember it."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"Cassie's story made me acutely aware of the fact that in that moment, she inhabited a black body, and so marked, would never be gifted with escape."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
"That while I wanted to write with the narrative bravado of Toni Morrison, it might be okay if I started with something less ambitious than a book like beloved."-Glory Edim, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
13. We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power
By: Caleb Gayle
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A landmark work of untold American history that reshapes our understanding of identity, race, and b… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- native american
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- social justice
- native americans
14. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- history
- audiobook
15. Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
By: Shane McCrae
3.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir by an award-winning poet about being kidnapped from his Black father and ra… read more
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- nonfiction
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"When she told me why she was divorcing my grandfather, I was surprised - all my life, I had thought he could do anything he wanted. But after a few long moments of silence, I realized: he had only ev…"-Shane McCrae, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
16. Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions
By: Batja Mesquita
3.88
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Featured in Behavioral Scientist ’s Summer Book List 2022 A pioneer of cultural psychology argue… read more
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17. No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
By: Julian Aguon
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disast… read more
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18. Please Report Your Bug Here
By: Josh Riedel
3.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Josh Riedel's adrenaline-packed debut novel about a dating app employee who discovers a… read more
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19. Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God
By: Kaitlin B. Curtice
4.25
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Native is about identity, soul-searching, and being on the never-ending journey of finding ourselve… read more
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20. West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
By: Heather Cox Richardson
3.93
Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. I… read more
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21. We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance
By: Kellie Carter Jackson
4.49
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A radical reframing of the past and present of Black resistance—both nonviolent and violent—to whit… read more
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- race
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- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
