The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
By: D.K. Publishing
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Learn about the most important milestones in Black history in The Black History Book.Part of the fa…
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1. Mom & Me & Mom
By: Maya Angelou
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER The story of Maya Angelou's extraordinary life has been chronicled in her … read more
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- nonfiction
2. The Case Against Sugar
By: Gary Taubes
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Audio CD
From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat,a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Akata Warrior (Akata Witch, #2)
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard… read more
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4. The Temple of My Familiar
By: Alice Walker
4.02
Format: 293 pages,
A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tap… read more
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5. Possessing the Secret of Joy
By: Alice Walker
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
Possessing the Secret of Joyis the story of Tashi, a tribal African woman who lives much of her adu… read more
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6. Black London: Life Before Emancipation
By: Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
4.18
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Gerzina (Vassar Coll.) has written a fascinating account of London blacks, focusing on the late 18t… read more
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7. The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.75
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor'… read more
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8. Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics
By: Jason Porath
3.75
Format: 166 pages, ebook
Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBGand the confident irreverence of Go the F**c… read more
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9. The Fishermen
By: Chigozie Obioma
3.78
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
In a Nigerian town in the mid 1990's, four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of vio… read more
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10. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.54
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Blac… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- anti racist
11. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.57
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
An epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, Four Hundred Sou… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- anti racist
"Black people will always find each other in the passage between death and America"-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"And again we confront the problem of history: it's usually the powerful who get to write it."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"Z is for zealotry: national pride like an infinite zipline, hyperdrive, the fastest way down."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"There's dust, a scratch in a groove, and here we are repeating the same two seconds of "Strange Fruit."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
12. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
By: Ned Blackhawk
4.18
Format: 596 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia… read more
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- race
- history
- nonfiction
13. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
By: Amanda Gorman
4.56
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more
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"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
14. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
By: Janelle Monáe
3.76
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion ico… read more
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"Dreams aren't memories. They are memories' voices."-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
"Some days Artis had to remind himself that his dad actually existed, that his mother was not a phantom. Remembering the dead was hard work."-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
"Hearing her name, she gathered herself within the span of normalcy, just barely escaping the extra beat that would have made it weird. "Hey," she said. "I'm good, good."-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
"Grandpapa and even Artis's friends believed that New Dawn was the most dangerous thing in their world. But Artis knew that wasn't true. Hope was. Having too much, having too little. Trying to work ou…"-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
15. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
By: Les Payne
4.34
Format: 612 pages, Hardcover
Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a near… read more
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- politics
- race
- history
- nonfiction
"In America, the Jews sap the very life-blood of the so-called Negroes to maintain the state of Israel, its armies and its continues aggression against our brothers in the East."-Les Payne, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
16. The Story of Art Without Men
By: Katy Hessel
4.31
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before th… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
17. Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death
By: Erin Gibson
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the wickedly funny and feminist creator and host of the Throwing Shade podcast, a collection o… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
18. 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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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- anti racist
"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
19. The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
By: Matthew Gabriele
3.65
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
20. We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City
By: Justin Fenton
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Baltimore, 2015. Riots were erupting across the city as citizens demanded justice for Freddie Gray,… read more
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- politics
- race
- history
- nonfiction
21. I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad
By: Baynard Woods
3.89
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The explosive true story of America's most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), th… read more
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- race
- history
- nonfiction
22. What Storm, What Thunder
By: Myriam J. A. Chancy
3.98
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an … read more
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23. They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom
By: Ahed Tamimi
4.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates th… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
24. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
By: Phoebe Robinson
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a n… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women
By: Helena Kennedy
4.41
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Helena Kennedy forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are still being discrimin… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
26. Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
By: Emily Bernard
4.08
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary, exquisitely written memoir (of sorts) that looks at race--in a fearless, penetrat… read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- anti racist
"...in every scar there is a story. The salve is the telling itself."-Emily Bernard, Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
"...perpetuating the pain of the past. Is the telling the salve or the wound?"-Emily Bernard, Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
"In order to narrate her own life, she needs another person to listen, to aid in the tending of her interior."-Emily Bernard, Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
"This was real life - no magic, only practice, commitment, and labor. This lesson, about life, about art, is one I am still learning."-Emily Bernard, Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
27. Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force
By: Sarah Jakes Roberts
4.41
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Unleash the superpower of being yourself. Sarah Jakes Roberts, bestselling author of Woman Evolve ,… read more
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- nonfiction
28. The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
By: D.K. Publishing
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Learn about the most important milestones in Black history in The Black History Book.Part of the fa… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- education
- nonfiction
- reference
- anti racist
29. THE HIDDEN IDENTITY OF BLACKS IN THE BIBLE
By: Jeremiah Jael Israel
4.08
Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition
This book delves into the hidden identities of the Children of Israel in the Bible. If you like Heb… read more
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30. Garvey and Garveyism
By: Amy Jacques Garvey
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Like all great dreamers and planners, Marcus Garvey dreamed and planned ahead of his time and his p… read more
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- race
- history
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31. The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome: A Guide to the Classical Pantheon
By: Philip Matyszak
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Who were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome? What did they mean to the people who wo… read more
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- nonfiction
