Race

As a great athlete faced with great prejudices, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to join a major-league…

A scathing new framework for how to see, acknowledge, and actively work against racism. An intersectional approach from…

Three days after the terror attack on Bastille Day, Mohamed Asem was detained overnight by British immigration officials…

In this beautiful and moving memoir, author Michele Harper details her experience working as an ER physician in…

Sitting Bull was one of the great Lakota chiefs. This biography covers his life from childhood through his wars against…

For decades upon decades, black people have been fighting for their rights to be seen as human beings. A radical…

"Hey Lance!" is something people shout at Fred a lot as he bikes down the road. He would much prefer to be compared to…

Representations and claims of violence in music is not a practice only observed in hip hop and rap music. It has…

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

“Dear Dope Black Girl, You don’t know me, but I know you. I know you because I am you! We are magic, light, and…

In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller named for her wildly popular web series, Issa Rae waxes…

This graphic novelette illustrates the early years of C.L.R. James, the son of a family of teachers and in later years…

Connecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than…

Fans of the Malcolm X's autobiography will enjoy this expose of Fred Hampton's life and the role that the police and FBI…

Decoded is billed as rapper Jay-Z's annotated lyrics. In reality, it's a whip-smart, beautifully written memoir that…

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

A diverse, spirited, outspoken group of emerging writers comes together in this anthology to address the many serious…

A collection of short stories set in a dystopian near-future. Titled after the consumer "holiday,"  the stories explore…

Mariame Kaba explores the legacy of solidarity between Black and Native American communities in the 1960s, focusing…

An interest in Feminism means you probably like to learn, so we're giving you a range of reading material: Brutal (and…

An in-depth exploration of racial identity and racism in the US, sparked by the question of the title: Is…

In 1964 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for treason. In 1994 he was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the…

Amyra León is an author, musician, playwright, and activist whose work transcends genre and medium and focuses on…

A series of short comics with a wry, good-humored perspective on life as a Muslim-American in the US. Inside you'll roll…

Music has historically been an important part of the fights for civil rights. In Keep On Pushing, Denise Sullivan tells…

Los Siete de la Raza were seven youths from San Francisco’s Mission District, accused of killing a cop on May 1, 1969.…

An essay from father to son on how to live, thrive and survive as an African American man. In a profound work that…

This novel is everything. At its most simplistic, it's a love story set in Nigeria, the US, and the UK. It's so much…

This book is so good it'll have you reading bits out loud as you go, just to savor the humor and wisdom and teenage…