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

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

Via Equal Justice Initiative.  Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption A powerful true story about the Equal Justice Initiative, the people we represent, and the importance of confronting injustice, Just Mercy is a bestselling book by Bryan Stevenson that has been adapted into a feature film. ABOUT Equal Justice Initiative EJI is committed to ending … Read More

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

Via University of Chicago Press Books.  The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence By: LAURENCE RALPH Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens—and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitted to the Torture Inquiry and … Read More