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Taking Flight
by Michaela DePrince • 2014
A magazine photo in a war orphanage gave a shunned girl a dream: to become a ballerina.
4.25
6k+
Taking Flight Summary
Taking Flight 91%
A magazine photo in a war orphanage gave a shunned girl a dream: to become a ballerina.
by Michaela DePrince 2014
4.25
6k+ ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 87%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life
by Rosie Pérez • 2014
She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.
4.12
1k+
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life Summary
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life 87%
She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.
by Rosie Pérez 2014
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
by Amos N. Wilson • 1978
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
4.61
89
The Development Psychology of the Black Child Summary
The Development Psychology of the Black Child 87%
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
by Amos N. Wilson 1978
4.61
89 ratings
When Race Trumps Merit
by Heather Mac Donald • 2023
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
4.36
552
When Race Trumps Merit Summary
When Race Trumps Merit 87%
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023
4.36
552 ratings
Self-Portrait in Black and White
by Thomas Chatterton Williams • 2019
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
4.03
2k+
Self-Portrait in Black and White Summary
Self-Portrait in Black and White 87%
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
by Thomas Chatterton Williams 2019
4.03
2k+ ratings
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum • 1997
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
4.34
27k+
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 87%
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997
4.34
27k+ ratings
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
by Crystal Marie Fleming • 2018
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
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3k+
How to Be Less Stupid About Race Summary
How to Be Less Stupid About Race 87%
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
by Crystal Marie Fleming 2018
4.27
3k+ ratings
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
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Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 87%
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
by Imani Perry 2025
4.25
3k+ ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 86%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Race and Racism
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1967
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
4.07
15
Race and Racism Summary
Race and Racism 86%
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1967
4.07
15 ratings
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
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867
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 86%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
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3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 86%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Black Imagination
by Sandra Jackson • 2010
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
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12
The Black Imagination Summary
The Black Imagination 86%
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
by Sandra Jackson 2010
4.33
12 ratings
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
by Aph Ko • 2019
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
4.48
301
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft Summary
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft 86%
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
by Aph Ko 2019
4.48
301 ratings
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 86%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 86%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 86%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
How to Argue With a Racist
by Adam Rutherford • 2020
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
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How to Argue With a Racist Summary
How to Argue With a Racist 86%
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
by Adam Rutherford 2020
3.89
7k+ ratings
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone
by Maboula Soumahoro • 2020
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
4.38
154
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone Summary
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone 86%
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
by Maboula Soumahoro 2020
4.38
154 ratings
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
by Reni Eddo-Lodge • 2017
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
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101k+
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Summary
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 86%
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
by Reni Eddo-Lodge 2017
4.37
101k+ ratings
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
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186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 86%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
Nobody Knows My Name
by James Baldwin • 1961
Exile sharpened Baldwin's sight: what America made of him, and why simple stories fail the truth.
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5k+
Nobody Knows My Name Summary
Nobody Knows My Name 86%
Exile sharpened Baldwin's sight: what America made of him, and why simple stories fail the truth.
by James Baldwin 1961
4.36
5k+ ratings
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 86%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
Everyone Is African
by Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
4.12
144
Everyone Is African Summary
Everyone Is African 86%
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
by Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015
4.12
144 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 86%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2019
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
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How to Be an Antiracist Summary
How to Be an Antiracist 86%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order 86%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 ratings
I'm Still Here
by Austin Channing Brown • 2018
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
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74k+
I'm Still Here Summary
I'm Still Here 86%
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
by Austin Channing Brown 2018
4.37
74k+ ratings
The Rage of a Privileged Class
by Ellis Cose • 1993
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
3.97
160
The Rage of a Privileged Class Summary
The Rage of a Privileged Class 86%
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
by Ellis Cose 1993
3.97
160 ratings
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 86%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
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270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 86%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
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272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 86%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 ratings
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 86%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
The Racist Fantasy
by Todd McGowan • 2022
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
4.51
59
The Racist Fantasy Summary
The Racist Fantasy 86%
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
by Todd McGowan 2022
4.51
59 ratings
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
by Philip Nel • 2017
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
4.09
433
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? 86%
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
by Philip Nel 2017
4.09
433 ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
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Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 86%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Medical Apartheid
by Harriet A. Washington • 2007
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
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10k+
Medical Apartheid Summary
Medical Apartheid 86%
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
by Harriet A. Washington 2007
4.43
10k+ ratings
Race After Technology
by Ruha Benjamin • 2019
Facial recognition fails on dark skin. Hiring algorithms prefer white names. That's by design.
4.26
2k+
Race After Technology Summary
Race After Technology 86%
Facial recognition fails on dark skin. Hiring algorithms prefer white names. That's by design.
by Ruha Benjamin 2019
4.26
2k+ ratings
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2015
America's myth of innocence is built on Black bodies. A father writes his son.
4.40
370k+
Between the World and Me Summary
Between the World and Me 86%
America's myth of innocence is built on Black bodies. A father writes his son.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2015
4.40
370k+ ratings
The Myth of Race
by Robert Wald Sussman • 2014
Why biological race is a scientific fraud: the 500-year history of an idea built to justify power.
4.02
484
The Myth of Race Summary
The Myth of Race 86%
Why biological race is a scientific fraud: the 500-year history of an idea built to justify power.
by Robert Wald Sussman 2014
4.02
484 ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
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6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 86%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
Stony the Road
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. • 2019
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
4.16
4k+
Stony the Road Summary
Stony the Road 86%
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2019
4.16
4k+ ratings
Black Magic
by Chad Sanders • 2021
Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.
4.34
491
Black Magic Summary
Black Magic 86%
Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.
by Chad Sanders 2021
4.34
491 ratings
Weathering
by Arline T. Geronimus • 2023
Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.
4.22
640
Weathering Summary
Weathering 86%
Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.
by Arline T. Geronimus 2023
4.22
640 ratings
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 86%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 ratings
The Next Big Story
by Soledad O'Brien • 2010
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
3.70
239
The Next Big Story Summary
The Next Big Story 86%
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
by Soledad O'Brien 2010
3.70
239 ratings
Thick
by Tressie McMillan Cottom • 2019
Black women are punished for complexity, so embracing every contradiction becomes its own rebellion.
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19k+
Thick Summary
Thick 86%
Black women are punished for complexity, so embracing every contradiction becomes its own rebellion.
by Tressie McMillan Cottom 2019
4.43
19k+ ratings
Le contrat racial
by Charles W. Mills • 2023
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
4.59
73
Le contrat racial Summary
Le contrat racial 86%
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
by Charles W. Mills 2023
4.59
73 ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 86%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
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