Category: Books

The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide

Via Penguin Random House.  The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide BY JAMES BALDWIN NOTE TO TEACHERS Nobody Knows My Name (1961-the year of the Freedom Riders) and The Fire Next Time (1963-the year of the March on Washington) were first published when the civil rights movement was in full sway across the United States. James Baldwin had already been … Read More

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The Bluest Eye

Via Penguin Random House.  The Bluest Eye By Toni Morrison ABOUT THE BLUEST EYE New York Times Bestseller Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes … Read More

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Sister Outside

Via Penguin Random House.  Sister Outside By Audre Lorde ABOUT SISTER OUTSIDER Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. “[Lorde’s] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”—The New York Times  In this charged collection of … Read More

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Me and White Supremacy

Via Layla F Saad.  Me and White Supremacy When Layla F. Saad ran a free month-long Instagram challenge during the summer of 2018, she had no idea it would become an international cultural movement. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE GALVANIZED BY THE #MEANDWHITESUPREMACY CHALLENGE, EXAMINING AND OWNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAYS IN … Read More

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Via Penguin Random House.  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By MAYA ANGELOU Foreword by Oprah Winfrey ABOUT I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Here is a book as … Read More

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How To Be An Antiracist

Via Ibram X. Kendi. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a refreshing approach that will radically reorient America on the urgent issues of race, justice, and equality. How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice … Read More

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