Race

Each chapter of Beyond Survival is written by a different expert, and each chronicle how transformative justice…

At the end of the 19th Century a young black man called Major Taylor swept the new, hugely popular sport of competitive…

In a time racked with police brutality and institutionalized racism, authors Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin offer a…

In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the…

Spike Lee. World-renowned, Academy Award-winning filmmaker. Cultural icon. One of the most prominent voices on race and…

In the days before the civil rights era, the rural American South was a difficult place to be Black. The author of this…

George Jackson, a political activist and revolutionary, was killed by prison guards during an alleged escape attempt in…

Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer…

Collecting stories from early African American history, this comic shows how people succeeded in the face of slavery…

In this groundbreaking first novel from renowned American poet Langston Hughes, he paints a picture of a Black boy…

In this collection of quotes from activists and important historical figures in the struggle for equality, you'll find…

This book is the Smithsonian's look into the concept of Afrofuturism, an exhibition in and of itself looking at the…

The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against…

Following Jimmy Harper's move to Chicago, he finds himself entangled with the mob and a black drag performer. Not…

In this thrilling conclusion to the Medicine for the Blues trilogy that follows a gay doctor who becomes immersed in…

Nobel Prize Winner Toniy Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye tells the story of a young African-American woman, Pecola, who…

National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time,…

A wake up call for white Americans to recognize their privilege in society and to address the fact that while America…

Throughout history, many lower-income, right-wing, white Americans appear to habitually vote against their own…

Comics journalism about the The Dene, who, by their account, have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time…

Greetings, well-intentioned person of pallor. Your good intentions used to be enough. But in these diverse and divisive…

It was the development of farming that unlocked the rest of human technology, so it is somewhat apropos that as our…

June Jordan, radical Black poet, activist, and teacher, made an enormous impact on the world of poetry and literature…

A survivor-focused look at childhood sexual abuse, focusing on the voices of Black survivors and advocates. This…

For the young reader in your life (or, y'know, for your Black Panther collection), Black Panther: Battle for Wakanda…

Prose, images, and poetry combine in this powerful, slim volume to paint a picture of race in the US right now. From…

After returning home to Portland, Oregon from World War I, Carl Holman has to face the realities of his shell-shock and…

From the creator of the #DisabledAndCute hashtag, this is a story of a Black woman with a physical disability…

Frederick Douglass lived a huge life—abolitionist, newspaper reporter, women's rights activist, diplomat, politician,…

A lovingly written, smartly researched, must-read manual and guide for anyone parenting Black children, from infant to…