9 must-read nonfiction books like Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls by Monique W. Morris

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Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

By: Monique W. Morris

4.41

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color, from the …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls by Monique W. Morris , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Black Like Me

By: John Howard Griffin

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross the color line. Usi… read more

Similar categories in John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • race
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
"Now you go into oblivion."

-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

"We need a conversion of morals,"

-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

"Night coming tenderly Black like me."

-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

"In the context of today, this WAS heroism."

-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me

2. My Own Words

By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Mary Hartnett , Wendy W. Williams

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, en… read more

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3. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • social justice
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4. Coming Home

By: Kennedy Ryan

3.88

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

They got everything they wanted...but never had each other. Touré Wallace and Niomi Spencer were… read more

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5. Make a Scene (Lovestruck, #1)

By: Mimi Grace

3.81

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Faking this relationship should be a piece of cake. Retta Majors is having a bad day. But that’… read more

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6. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

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7. Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

By: Tabitha Brown

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  53 rd  NAACP Image Awards Winner You are seen, you are loved, and you… read more

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  • nonfiction
"To whom much is given, much is required"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"It is important that we recognize the difference between being right and just being caught up in your feelings"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"This inclination to make the worst comment in order to get a reaction is dehumanizing, & it’s time for it to stop"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"Just because you see me out in my dress smiling doesn’t mean I’m not hurting, or that I didn’t want to sleep in. It means that despite everything I still showed up."

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

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8. Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me

By: Erin Khar

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.” — New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Erin Khar's Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • nonfiction
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9. We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

By: Bettina L. Love

4.54

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision … read more

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  • race
  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
"When you understand how these theories function, when they become your North Star, you understand why progress is so hard and why survival is a constant struggle. Theories are more than just academic…"

-Bettina L. Love, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

"The four major testing companies—Pearson Education, Educational Testing Service, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Hill—make $2 billion a year in revenue while spending $20 million a year lobbyin…"

-Bettina L. Love, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

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10. Where Wild Peaches Grow

By: Cade Bentley

3.95

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

In a deeply emotional novel of family, cultural heritage, and forgiveness, estranged sisters wrestl… read more

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11. Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

By: Bettina L. Love

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bett… read more

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  • race
  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
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12. Beasts of War

By: Ayana Gray

4.01

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

In this epic conclusion to her New York Times bestselling series, Ayana Gray delivers a heart-pound… read more

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13. Here Goes Nothing: A Novel

By: Eamon McGrath

2.44

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Named a Fall 2020 Best Indie Read by the Globe and Mail From Eamon McGrath, award-winning musician … read more

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14. The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.43

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy f… read more

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15. Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

By: Alice Wong

4.25

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

From the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, and the editor of the acclaimed… read more

Similar categories in Alice Wong's Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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16. Last Stop from Innocence

By: Takerra Allen

4.85

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

A nostalgic tale of first love, first loss, and the budding womanhood of a black girl in the 90s. T… read more

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17. Nubia: Real One

By: L.L. McKinney

4.34

Format: 207 pages, None

Can you be a hero...if society doesn’t see you as a person? Nubia has always been a little bit..… read more

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18. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

By: Danielle Allen

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more

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19. Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

By: Monique W. Morris

4.41

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color, from the … read more

Similar categories in Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • race
  • feminism
  • gender
  • social work
  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
  • sociology
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20. Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America

By: Karen Arrington

4.15

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

The award-winning guide to help Black women knock down barriers, level up their career, income, and… read more

Similar categories in Karen Arrington's Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America book and Monique W. Morris's Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls

  • nonfiction
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21. Who's That Girl?: A Memoir

By: Eve.

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award®–winning, Emmy®-nominated ra… read more

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  • nonfiction

5 Top social justice books like Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls by Monique W. Morris

Transform Your Habits

Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Transform Your Habits

We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Bettina L. Love

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L. Love

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

Alice Wong

4.25

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Transform Your Habits

Around the Way Girl

Taraji P. Henson

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Black Girls Must Be Magic

Jayne Allen

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Worthy

Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

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Finding Me

Viola Davis

4.55

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