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• We Refuse

  a Forceful History of Black Resistance

  Jackson, Kellie Carter,

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  "Named a Best History Book of 2024 by Smithsonian. Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolence and Malcolm X’s “by any means necessary.” In We Refuse, historian Kellie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Refuse

  Jackson, Kellie Carter

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  Audiobook version of the title described above.

• Another Word for Love

  a Memoir

  Wallace, Carvell,

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  "LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 KIRKUS NON-FICTION PRIZE. A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for healing. In Another Word for Love, Carvell Wallace excavates layers of his own history, situated in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Another Word for Love

  Wallace, Carvell

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• Fearing the Black Body

  the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

  Strings, Sabrina,

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  Winner, 2020 Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award, given by the American Sociological Association. Honorable Mention, 2020 Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association. "Strings weaves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fearing the Black Body

  the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

  Strings, Sabrina

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  Audiobook version of the title described above.

• Black Joy

  Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration

  Lewis-Giggetts, Tracey M.,

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  Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. "With this book, Tracey aims to gift her community with a collection of lyrical essays about the way joy has evolved, even in the midst of trauma, in her own life. Detailing these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Joy

  a Strategy for Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration

  Lewis-Giggetts, Tracey M.,

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• There's Always This Year

  on Basketball and Ascension

  Abdurraqib, Hanif, 1983-

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  "Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib examines success, role models, and the notion of excellence — all through the lens of the NBA. Whether you’re a basketball fan or not, you’ll be captivated by the ways that Abdurraqib weaves his personal memories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's Always This Year

  on Basketball and Ascension

  Abdurraqib, Hanif, 1983-

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• You Get What You Pay for

  Essays

  Parker, Morgan,

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  "Poet and novelist Morgan Parker delivers a sharp, insightful, and moving collection of essays that interrogates how her experiences as a Black woman in the United States intersect with her personal relationships, mental health, and the image of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Get What You Pay for

  Essays

  Parker, Morgan,

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• Belly of the Beast

  Harrison, Da'Shaun L.

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  The 2022 Lammy Award Winner in Transgender Nonfiction. "Exploring the intersections of Blackness, gender, fatness, health, and the violence of policing. Da’Shaun Harrison–a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer–offers an incisive, fresh,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Belly of the Beast

  Harrison, Da'Shaun L.

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• Black on Both Sides

  a Racial History of Trans Identity

  Snorton, C. Riley,

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  Winner of the John Boswell Prize from the American Historical Association 2018. Winner of the William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association 2018. Winner of an American Library Association Stonewall Honor 2018. Winner of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black on Both Sides

  Snorton, C. Riley

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• Vengeance Feminism

  the Power of Black Women's Fury in Lawless Times

  Gross, Kali N., 1972-

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  "In a world where Black women are castigated and caricatured for being angry, Vengeance Feminism tells the story of those who leaned into their fury, crafting a different kind of ideology that scratched and stabbed and sometimes even succeeded." -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nation on No Map

  Anderson, William C.

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  "The Nation on No Map examines state power, abolition, and ideological tensions within the struggle for Black liberation while centering the politics of Black autonomy and self-determination. As a viable alternative amidst worsening social…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Black

  Stand at Attica

  Smith, Frank, 1933-2004

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  "In the summer of 1971, the New York’s Attica State Prison is a symbol of everything broken in America – abused prisoners, rampant racism and a blind eye turned towards the injustices perpetrated on the powerless. But when the guards at Attica…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

  Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

  Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

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  "Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights…Read moreRead more of this annotation