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- Invisible Man. By Ralph Ellison. Ralph Ellison’s seminal 1952 novel has long been hailed as a modern classic, and rightly so. Ever since first reading it in high school, I’ve marveled at how the distinctly Black cultural perspective depicted by Ellison resonates through the decades, particularly with the latest Black Lives Matter protests taking place in major cities worldwide.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God. By Zora Neale Hurston. Totally unique, hauntingly beautiful, and just an incredible read, Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937, and the world has never been the same.
- The Man Who Cried I Am. By John A. Williams. John Alfred Williams’ globetrotting postwar rumination on race and regret The Man Who Cried I Am was published in 1967, and is imbued with a powerful sense of frustration with racist institutions that continues to enlighten readers all over the world.
- Between the World and Me. By Ta-Nehisi Coates. Ever since its release in 2015, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates has become essential reading for Black men.
Mar 12, 2024 · The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal book on black men written by W.E.B. Du Bois that delves into the experience of African Americans in the United States. Published in 1903, it is a powerful collection of essays that addresses the social, economic, and political challenges faced by black men in America.
Barnes + Noble. Target. Walmart. Books-A-Million. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo, Rich White Men is a data-driven yet highly personal insider’s take on how elite bias and behavior perpetuates inequality, what the advantaged and powerful can do instead, and why we are all better off in an equitable America.
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Jun 21, 2023 · Drawing from a collection of captivating anecdotes and supported by extensive data, Garrett Neiman's Rich White Men: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys' Club and Transform America makes a ...
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Jan 6, 1999 · An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. Author and TV commentator Lawrence Otis Graham, one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen on race and class ...
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Feb 1, 2022 · The book underscores how we must draw from and understand the past in order to have any hope of influencing the future, especially with regard to racial equity. Bonus: There’s also a children ...
Feb 25, 2020 · 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. Solomon Northup was a free man born and raised in New York living the American dream with a house, a wife, and two children until he his drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery. 12 Years a Slave is Northup’s account of the years he spent in the deep south before he was able to reach his friends and family.
