Race

In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from…

They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and…

This is the best novel I've read in years. Vivek Shraya weaves a page-turning web of friendship, food, music, and…

Economist Heather McGhee tackles the connection between systemic racism and the inequalities and failures of the US…

Another book from James Loewen, author of the now classic, Lies My Teacher Told Me. This time around, James begins to…

In the last 50 years, scientists have discovered how these capacities are shared by other species, which only raises the…

Mitchell S. Jackson writes with nuance and brilliance about learning to survive in one of the whitest cities in…

Sylvia Ray Rivera is back in all her glory. Sylvia, a Puerto Rican and Venezuelan transwoman from New York City, was a…

"I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world. In 1972,…

A survival guide for the empowered Black woman college student, from two Cambridge University graduates. Tackles…

A dense collection of 12 essays containing an exploration of what it means to be Black in the world today.…

Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer…

In this collection of essays Hanif Abdurraqib interprets the world through music and culture. He writes about Chance…

Football champion and activist Michael Bennet uses scathing humor and social critique to talk about racism and police…

These short, vibrant tanka poems about Black boys and young men depict thirteen views of everyday life: dressed in…

2020 was an overwhelming year. For those of us who also found it an inspiring year, and for those who want to do more,…

A book for young people of all races, giving them the language to understand personal and systemic racism, stand up to…

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin, and Louise Little's son…

Longtime activist Denise Collazo offers three keys to help Hispanic women keep their focus, morale, and energy high…

A poster depicting the Tobacco Workers Strike of 1943, when 10,000 workers banded together to win their demands and…

In 2017 in Durham, North Carolina, activist and freedom fighter Takiyah Thompson tied a thick yellow strap around the…

First published in 1976, this innovative, highly intellectual novel by Samuel Delaney—one of science fiction's first…

An adaptation of the New York Times Bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, this book is designed to…

In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and…

The landmark story of America’s racialized healthcare disparities, and the grievous impact of white supremacy on…

"Yes I was a slave and I'll say this to the whole world: Slavery was the worst curse ever visited on the people of the…

For many people in modern America, it is difficult to understand what it was like to be an African American living under…

The biography of heavyweight US boxing champ Jack Johnson, a Black sports celebrity who came out of poverty in the Jim…