10 Books That Challenge Racism

by Ben Crump

There is much more to inequality and discrimination than we know, and Crump will open your eyes. Pay attention. Full review >

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by Ibram X. Kendi

Not an easy read but an essential one. Full review >

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by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This moving, potent testament might have been titled “Black Lives Matter.” Or: “An American Tragedy.” Full review >

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by Claudia Rankine

Frequently powerful, occasionally opaque. Full review >

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by Calvin Baker

Required reading for any American serious about dismantling systemic racism. Full review >

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edited by Jesmyn Ward

Timely contributions to an urgent national conversation. Full review >

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by Michelle Alexander

Alarming, provocative and convincing. Full review >

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by Michael Eric Dyson

The readership Dyson addresses may not fully be convinced, but it can hardly remain unmoved by his fiery prose. Full review >

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by Ijeoma Oluo

A clear and candid contribution to an essential conversation. Full review >

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by Carol Anderson

A book that provides necessary perspective on the racial conflagrations in the U.S. Full review >

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