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What You Need to Know for Black History Month

Thought-provoking reads on the struggle for civil rights.

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    We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

    Ta-Nehisi Coates

    We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

    Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Coates’ newest book grapples with race, culture, history, and politics during the years of Barack Obama’s presidency. This moving collection, written by a MacArthur “Genius” award winner, is a must-read for anyone seeking an antidote to the tweets of “a very stable genius.”

    The New Jim Crow

    Michelle Alexander

    The New Jim Crow

    Michelle Alexander
    This provocative work has shifted how we think about civil rights and prison reform. Alexander makes her case that the War on Drugs created a new racial caste system in a highly readable and compelling way.

    American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment

    Shane Bauer

    American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment

    Shane Bauer
    This work is a shocking exposé and searing indictment of the creation and continuation of private prisons. A must-read for anyone interested in the current state of the criminal justice system and an excellent companion to “The New Jim Crow.”

    The Blood of Emmett Till

    Timothy B. Tyson

    The Blood of Emmett Till

    Timothy B. Tyson
    This book may have contributed to the Justice Department reopening the investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till in Mississippi. Part detective story, part political history, it reveals shocking new evidence and proves that some stories in history demand revisiting.

    Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

    Michael Eric Dyson

    Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

    Michael Eric Dyson
    In his searing sermon to white America, Michael Eric Dyson writes: “There is a paradox that many of you refuse to see: to get to a point where race won’t make a difference, we have to wrestle, first, with the difference that race makes.” This is a fantastic place to start.

    Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller

    Reni Eddo-Lodge

    Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller

    Reni Eddo-Lodge
    In the US, as racial tensions have come to the forefront of political discourse once again, we’ve gotten many brilliant essays on race relations from Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jesmyn Ward, and others. If you’ve loved their writing as much as we have, it’s time to read Reni Eddo-Lodge’s award-winning book about life as a person of color in Britain.
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