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How to Think About Racism Today
Thought-provoking reads on how to transcend racism.
Published on August 10, 2023
This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto
Suketu MehtaWith anti-immigration sentiments on the rise around the world, a reporter makes a passionate, deeply-researched argument for immigration as reparations for colonization in “This Land is Our Land.” Mehta brings his research on the effects of colonization alive through migrant families’ personal stories and makes a convincing case for why immigrants are vital for the economic and cultural health of the US and Europe.
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
Jose Antonio Vargas“Dear America” describes both the often misunderstood complexities of undocumented immigration and Jose Antonio Vargas’ experience as one of the most prominent undocumented immigrants. His book is a poignant story of finding a place to belong, and how you can define your own sense of self without a home to anchor to.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle AlexanderThis 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.
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Terese Marie MailhotTerese Marie Mailhot’s memoir is the rare debut that takes your breath away with its poetic beauty while addressing trauma and heartbreak. Mailhot chronicles her experience as a young native woman growing up on a reservation in the Pacific Northwest. She speaks powerfully about Native history and the search for authenticity, as well as her love of memory and language in spite of an acute knowledge of their limitations.
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller
Reni Eddo-LodgeIn 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 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Roxane Gay, 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.