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Reads to Radicalize Your Thinking ⚖️ 🧠
31 items
By
Anne Arrell
Knowledge is power and books are political 📚 My top reads for anyone looking to level up their social and political knowledge
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Critical Race Theory
Gender and Sexuality
Preserving Democracy (plz)
Disability Advocacy
Christian Nationalism and Religious Freedom
World Politics and Conflicts
Critical Race Theory
Racism, its roots, and its omnipresence in 2026
Why is the latino population leaning more and more conservative these days? Ramos' reporting dives right into this topic.
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America
The 13th Amendment is not strong enough. This book demonstrates the commodification of US prisons and the prevalence of modern-day slavery.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Anne Arrell
So You Want to Talk about Race
Anne Arrell
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Anne Arrell
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race
Anne Arrell
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Anne Arrell
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Anne Arrell
Tulsa, 1921: Reporting a Massacre
Anne Arrell
Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
Anne Arrell
White Robes and Broken Badges: Infiltrating the KKK and Exposing the Evil Among Us
Anne Arrell
Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America
FYI, the lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies by Ms. Locks' estate was JUST settled in February 2026.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Gender and Sexuality
Anne Arrell
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Anne Arrell
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Science-based evidence that discusses gender identity and gender expression, specifically regarding children.
Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
Anne Arrell
My Life on the Road
rip Roe v. Wade
I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America
Preserving Democracy (plz)
Make Orwell Fiction Again, please!
1984: 75th Anniversary
Anne Arrell
Fascism: A Warning
Anne Arrell
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
The United State's monetization of child social programs and services
The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens
Those brave enough to think outside of the box are the ones who actually change the world.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Anne Arrell
Gideon's Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice
Anne Arrell
We've Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible
Stacey Abrams for President
Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change
Disability Advocacy
Anne Arrell
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
This book should be its own catch-all category because it demonstrates tangible steps that activists - of all kinds - are taking to make an impact.
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too
Christian Nationalism and Religious Freedom
Anne Arrell
When Islam is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religious Freedom
Anne Arrell
Man's Search for Meaning
World Politics and Conflicts
Anne Arrell
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Essays jam-packed with wisdom that span various categories and issues
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
