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What to Read If You Want to: Be Productive
Be part of the solution with books on antiracism, justice, and the pandemic.
Publicado em 16 de Junho de 2023
Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future
Shaun KingPart memoir and part roadmap to achieve social justice, this new book by Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King is an essential read for these times. Ibram X. Kendi calls it, “A tactical blueprint for how we can each make change.” So get reading, and learn how you can act to bring about a more equitable and just society now.
How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
Adam Rutherford“Racism is being expressed in public more openly today than at any time I can recall, and it's our duty to contest it with facts,” says geneticist and writer Adam Rutherford. His accessible book will help arm you with the scientific facts to debunk racist pseudoscience plaguing society today.
Say It Louder!: Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy
Tiffany CrossInsightful and entertaining, “Say It Louder” chronicles the important role Black people have historically played in American democracy despite being marginalized, disenfranchised, and dismissed. Tiffany Cross also demonstrates how Black voters’ involvement in the political process has the potential to powerfully affect the country’s future, all the more important this election year.
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
Carol AndersonIn this critically-acclaimed and award-winning book, Carol Anderson demonstrates how backlashes against racial progress have shaped our history and politics. A stunning chronicle of the one step forward, two steps back progress of racial equality in the United States, and the racist rage behind it.
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots
Morgan JerkinsRoxane Gay calls author Morgan Jerkins (“This Will Be My Undoing”) “a force to be reckoned with,” and we can think of no higher praise. In “Wandering In Strange Lands,” Jenkins takes readers along on her stirring journey to unearth her roots as she retraces her family’s path north during the Great Migration. At once an intimate memoir and a powerful history of the displacement of Black people in America.
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Jia Lynn YangCombining painstaking research with stories from her own family’s history, Jia Lynn Yang examines the battle over a 1924 Congressional order that instituted severe ethnic immigration quotas. This issue is as timely as it is timeless, and Yang brings it to vivid life in her stunning debut.
My Vanishing Country: A Memoir
Bakari SellersIn his remarkable memoir, Bakari Sellers shares stirring stories of how rural poverty, the trauma of generations of racism, and his parents’ fortitude as activists in the civil rights movement shaped him into a fierce advocate for social justice today. In an interview with NPR on May 31, 2020, Sellers says he wrote the book in part because “I want people to understand the pain that goes along with being Black in this country and just listen and read. And if you have that understanding, maybe we can have conversations with empathy … and begin to heal the vivid divides that we have in this country.”
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle AlexanderMichelle Alexander makes her case that the War on Drugs created a new racial caste system in a highly readable and compelling book. This provocative work has shifted how we think about civil rights and prison reform, and has led the push for the decriminalization of marijuana and other soft drugs. A deep dive into how different “justice” looks depending on your skin tone.
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard RothsteinThis hard-hitting and deeply researched history exposes how governments across the country (local, state, and federal) created racially divided neighborhoods. Richard Rothstein shows how troubling polices from the past continue to affect our cities — and our justice system — today.
Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
Marc Lamont HillSandra Bland. Freddie Gray. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Trayvon Martin. George Floyd’s death was just the latest in a long list of tragic incidents of police brutality against people of color. This book reveals the failings in the system that perpetually keep Black people spinning in a cycle of deadly disempowerment.
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement
CSPtradeA collection of essays about what has (and hasn’t) worked to reduce crime, help those with mental health issues, provide better education to communities of color, and more in lieu of increased policing. If you’re looking for preventative rather than punitive solutions to help struggling minority communities, this is a great place to start.
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Rebecca SolnitIt’s no exaggeration to say that the coronavirus pandemic is one of the bleakest times in modern history. Yet already, we’re seeing the strength of human kindness and resilience. There’s no better writer than activist Rebecca Solnit to help you hold on to the hope that things will get better, to believe in the promise of progress, as we continue to prepare for the worst to come.
Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens
Muhammad H. ZamanThis book couldn’t be more timely. Help flatten the curve by learning about how our own behavior often contributes to the spread of deadly superbugs in this fascinating and frightening scientific exploration.
The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris
Mark HonigsbaumThe 20th century was full of technological gains that both helped combat and spread new infectious diseases. From relatively obscure viruses to serious catastrophes, Mark Honingsbaum chronicles nine pandemics from the past century. That historical background has a lot to reveal about the current spread of the coronavirus, including the importance of keeping mass hysteria under control along with the disease.
Coping with Coronavirus: A Psychological Toolkit
Brendan KellyWe’re all dealing with a lot right now during these times of uncertainty, and it’s super stressful. In this short audiobook, a psychiatrist shares actionable tools for dealing with the unique concerns of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn practical anxiety-management techniques to help you and your family deal in a healthy way.
Anxiety: Panicking about Panic
Joshua FletcherIf society’s abrupt grounding to a halt has given you more time to face fears you normally don’t want to grapple with, now’s the time to read up on the symptoms of anxiety and try to get them under control. After all, panicking — about anything, but especially about your panic — is not helpful. The simple “Anxiety” is a great introduction and guide.