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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
LIFE OF A KLANSMANby Edward Ball
An illuminating contribution to the literature of race and racism in America. Full review >
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A BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESby Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross
A vital book for any library or classroom—and for foot soldiers in the fight for racial justice. Full review >
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FULL DISSIDENCEAnother illuminating social and cultural critique from an important contemporary voice. Full review >
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A PECULIAR INDIFFERENCEA damning examination of violence in Black America and a call for intervention that is long overdue. Full review >
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TWISTEDby Emma Dabiri
Part memoir, part social history, and sure to become the definitive book on the politics, culture, and economics of black... Full review >
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SISTERS IN HATEEngaging, horrifying, and informative—Darby offers an important, fresh angle on the problems tearing our country apart. Full review >
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THE LAST NEGROES AT HARVARDby Kent Garrett & Jeanne Ellsworth
A fine contribution to the literature of civil rights and the African American experience. Full review >
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THE PURPOSE OF POWERby Alicia Garza
A pragmatic, impassioned guide to vital current affairs. Full review >
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WHITE TEARS/BROWN SCARSby Ruby Hamad
An extraordinary book for anyone who wishes to pay more than lip service to truly inclusive, intersectional feminism. Full review >
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GIRL GURL GRRRLby Kenya Hunt
A powerful collection that is very much of the present moment of resistance but will also endure. Full review >
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WHITE TOO LONGAn indispensable study of Christianity in America. Full review >
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THE OTHER MADISONSA Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history. Full review >
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MEDIOCREby Ijeoma Oluo
A bold, incisive book on heavy topics with a call to action for a more equitable future that doesn’t center White men. Full review >
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THE DEAD ARE ARISINGby Les Payne & Tamara Payne
A superb biography and an essential addition to the library of African American political engagement. Full review >
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JUST USA work that should move, challenge, and transform every reader who encounters it. Full review >
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STAKES IS HIGHAn urgent and provocative work that deserves the broadest possible audience. Full review >
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BLACK WOMEN, BLACK LOVEA beautiful, strikingly original work that is both scholarly and deeply moving. Full review >
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STANDOFFA nail-biting and nuanced true-life police procedural. Full review >
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HOW TO MAKE A SLAVE AND OTHER ESSAYSCrafted with honesty and wry comedic flair, these essays are both engaging and enraging. Full review >
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AFROPESSIMISMAn essential contribution to any discussion of race and likely to be a standard text in cultural studies for years to come. Full review >
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CASTEA memorable, provocative book that exposes an American history in which few can take pride. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >The Magazine: Kirkus Reviews
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