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Books every Black American should be reading
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items In the age where everything surrounding who we are as a people is constantly being rewritten, washed out, and abandoned, our history has been written and recorded in many a book! It goes without saying how absolutely important knowing our history is....
May this list grow as we do
May this list grow as we do
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You need to be paying attention to your history, your present, and your future
You need to be paying attention to your history, your present, and your future
For the times ahead, this is a book every young black person should be reading
Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
This book details the calculated rise and fall of the black elite through a time in this country where black people were not only trying, but succeeding in upward mobility. Let this be a lesson for us all in how to galvanize our progress forward
The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray Story
A personal and provocative exploration of the racial rhetoric, intimidation, and guilt that often weigh on the African-American community. This book holds nothing back when it comes to how we as a community have held ourselves to beliefs that could k...
Prisoners of Our Past: Self-Defeating Attitudes
The autobiography of Stokley Carmichael himself! This is a must read in order to help frame your mind to one of the most prolific revolutionary minds of our people
Ready for Revolution: Life of Stokely Carmichael
This work dives into the psychological effects of racism and colonialism on the black community. This book is especially important to read in today’s climate as many of us struggle to understand why revolution isn’t a forefront thought on the minds o...
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
W.E.B Dubois’ most enduring work by far. This work goes into concepts such as “the veil” and “double-consciousness” which many a skinfolk nowadays would identify in terms of “work voice” and simply being able to read the room.
The Souls of Black Folk: Full Book Summary
This one right here is a work by James Baldwin. It paints a picture that unfortunately acts far too closely as a mirror of what's going on in today's age. It's a must read to instill resolve
The Fire Next Time
This one clearly goes without much need for introduction, but I'll try anyway;
By any means necessary
By any means necessary
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
This one is a scholars look on three major ideas surrounding race relations in America.
Segregation
Assimilation
Antiracist
Within this book, all of those avenues are explored. I found this is another major building block as to how I'm better able to navigate my skinfolk
Segregation
Assimilation
Antiracist
Within this book, all of those avenues are explored. I found this is another major building block as to how I'm better able to navigate my skinfolk
Stamped From The Beginning - Ibram X. Kendi
A psychoanalysis of the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon the individual and the nation, and discusses the broader social, cultural, and political implications of establishing a social movement for the decolonisation of a person and of a peop...
The Wretched of the Earth: Fanon, Philcox
A proper analysis of why Black civilizations were lost to invaders and a comprehensive plan about how to right these wrongs.
Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 ...
Another great read to have an insight to why certain folk look at you the way they do. Even when they don’t particularly know why.
How We Were All Fooled: Black American Racism