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Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
4.49
7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 91%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael • 1967
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
4.37
2k+
Black Power Summary
Black Power 91%
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
by Stokely Carmichael 1967
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Black Messiah
by Albert B. Cleage Jr. • 1989
Jesus was a Black revolutionary. Paul built a slave religion on his grave.
4.35
17
The Black Messiah Summary
The Black Messiah 90%
Jesus was a Black revolutionary. Paul built a slave religion on his grave.
by Albert B. Cleage Jr. 1989
4.35
17 ratings
Message to the Blackman in America
by Elijah Muhammad • 1965
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
4.45
930
Message to the Blackman in America Summary
Message to the Blackman in America 90%
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
by Elijah Muhammad 1965
4.45
930 ratings
The Beautiful Struggle
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
4.08
11k+
The Beautiful Struggle Summary
The Beautiful Struggle 90%
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008
4.08
11k+ ratings
Tupac Shakur
by Staci Robinson • 2023
Afeni Shakur's revolution birthed his prophecy. The authorized story of the boy behind the code.
4.43
2k+
Tupac Shakur Summary
Tupac Shakur 89%
Afeni Shakur's revolution birthed his prophecy. The authorized story of the boy behind the code.
by Staci Robinson 2023
4.43
2k+ ratings
The Black Woman
by Toni Cade Bambara • 1970
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
4.48
415
The Black Woman Summary
The Black Woman 89%
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
by Toni Cade Bambara 1970
4.48
415 ratings
Malcolm X
by Manning Marable • 2011
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
4.19
20k+
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X 89%
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
by Manning Marable 2011
4.19
20k+ ratings
The Mis-Education of the Negro
by Carter G. Woodson • 1933
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
4.49
10k+
The Mis-Education of the Negro Summary
The Mis-Education of the Negro 89%
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
by Carter G. Woodson 1933
4.49
10k+ ratings
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X • 1965
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
4.37
293k+
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X 89%
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
by Malcolm X 1965
4.37
293k+ ratings
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor • 2016
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
4.47
2k+
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Summary
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation 89%
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016
4.47
2k+ ratings
Feminist Theory
by bell hooks • 1984
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
4.44
9k+
Feminist Theory Summary
Feminist Theory 89%
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
by bell hooks 1984
4.44
9k+ ratings
Red Summer
by Cameron McWhirter • 2011
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
4.20
581
Red Summer Summary
Red Summer 89%
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
by Cameron McWhirter 2011
4.20
581 ratings
The Rejected Stone
by Al Sharpton • 2013
What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.
4.18
148
The Rejected Stone Summary
The Rejected Stone 89%
What a street preacher learned about power after becoming an unlikely White House confidant.
by Al Sharpton 2013
4.18
148 ratings
The Heart of a Woman
by Maya Angelou • 2009
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
4.23
25k+
The Heart of a Woman Summary
The Heart of a Woman 89%
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
by Maya Angelou 2009
4.23
25k+ ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 89%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
The Greatest
by Muhammad Ali • 1975
Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.
4.26
2k+
The Greatest Summary
The Greatest 89%
Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.
by Muhammad Ali 1975
4.26
2k+ ratings
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin • 1963
White America's denial is the crime, and a reckoning is coming: Baldwin's hardest truths.
4.55
124k+
The Fire Next Time Summary
The Fire Next Time 89%
White America's denial is the crime, and a reckoning is coming: Baldwin's hardest truths.
by James Baldwin 1963
4.55
124k+ ratings
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis • 2015
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
4.44
36k+
Freedom is a Constant Struggle Summary
Freedom is a Constant Struggle 89%
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
by Angela Y. Davis 2015
4.44
36k+ ratings
Why We Can't Wait
by Martin Luther King Jr. • 1964
From Birmingham to Washington: how nonviolence won, and why the next battle is economic.
4.55
9k+
Why We Can't Wait Summary
Why We Can't Wait 89%
From Birmingham to Washington: how nonviolence won, and why the next battle is economic.
by Martin Luther King Jr. 1964
4.55
9k+ ratings
Capitalist Nigger
by Chika A. Onyeani • 2000
Economic dependency is the new slavery. The cure: become the kind of predator capitalism rewards.
3.59
477
Capitalist Nigger Summary
Capitalist Nigger 89%
Economic dependency is the new slavery. The cure: become the kind of predator capitalism rewards.
by Chika A. Onyeani 2000
3.59
477 ratings
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King Jr. • 1986
Nonviolence as strategy: King's own story of breaking segregation and demanding a rebuilt America.
4.34
24k+
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Summary
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 89%
Nonviolence as strategy: King's own story of breaking segregation and demanding a rebuilt America.
by Martin Luther King Jr. 1986
4.34
24k+ ratings
The Black Imagination
by Sandra Jackson • 2010
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
4.33
12
The Black Imagination Summary
The Black Imagination 89%
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
by Sandra Jackson 2010
4.33
12 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 89%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 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 89%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
Freedom Farmers
by Monica M. White • 2018
How Black farmers built cooperative freedom, from Reconstruction fields to Detroit’s urban farms.
4.36
404
Freedom Farmers Summary
Freedom Farmers 88%
How Black farmers built cooperative freedom, from Reconstruction fields to Detroit’s urban farms.
by Monica M. White 2018
4.36
404 ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
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20k+
Black Skin, White Masks Summary
Black Skin, White Masks 88%
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
by Frantz Fanon 1952
4.26
20k+ ratings
Black AF History
by Michael Harriot • 2023
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
4.60
10k+
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History 88%
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
by Michael Harriot 2023
4.60
10k+ 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.
4.25
3k+
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 88%
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
HEBREWS TO NEGROES
by Ronald Dalton Jr • 2014
Black people are the Bible's true Israelites, and their stolen history is the key to liberation.
4.09
221
HEBREWS TO NEGROES Summary
HEBREWS TO NEGROES 88%
Black people are the Bible's true Israelites, and their stolen history is the key to liberation.
by Ronald Dalton Jr 2014
4.09
221 ratings
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee • 1969
A black CIA recruit secretly trains a Chicago street gang to fight a guerrilla war.
4.34
4k+
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door 88%
A black CIA recruit secretly trains a Chicago street gang to fight a guerrilla war.
by Sam Greenlee 1969
4.34
4k+ ratings
We Real Cool
by bell hooks • 2003
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
4.27
1k+
We Real Cool Summary
We Real Cool 88%
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
by bell hooks 2003
4.27
1k+ 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 88%
America's myth of innocence is built on Black bodies. A father writes his son.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2015
4.40
370k+ ratings
Nelson Mandela
by Martin Meredith • 1997
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
4.17
347
Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela 88%
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
by Martin Meredith 1997
4.17
347 ratings
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela • 1994
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
4.36
95k+
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom 88%
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
by Nelson Mandela 1994
4.36
95k+ ratings
The Negro Problem
by Booker T. Washington • 1903
Seven Black leaders. One question: after slavery, earn your rights or demand them?
4.22
267
The Negro Problem Summary
The Negro Problem 88%
Seven Black leaders. One question: after slavery, earn your rights or demand them?
by Booker T. Washington 1903
4.22
267 ratings
Everything and Nothing at Once
by Joel Leon • 2024
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
4.32
158
Everything and Nothing at Once Summary
Everything and Nothing at Once 88%
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
by Joel Leon 2024
4.32
158 ratings
Do Every Thing Wrong!
by Jarett Kobek • 2018
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
4.15
201
Do Every Thing Wrong! Summary
Do Every Thing Wrong! 88%
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
by Jarett Kobek 2018
4.15
201 ratings
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
White Rage Summary
White Rage 88%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
How to Be Black
by Baratunde R. Thurston • 2012
A satirical guide to being black: unwritten rules of workplace, friendship, and the media spotlight.
3.90
9k+
How to Be Black Summary
How to Be Black 88%
A satirical guide to being black: unwritten rules of workplace, friendship, and the media spotlight.
by Baratunde R. Thurston 2012
3.90
9k+ ratings
The Skin We're In
by Desmond Cole • 2020
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
4.44
10k+
The Skin We're In Summary
The Skin We're In 88%
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
by Desmond Cole 2020
4.44
10k+ ratings
Rosa Parks
by Rosa Parks • 1948
A lifetime of slights, one refusal: Rosa Parks tells the story behind the bus seat.
4.19
3k+
Rosa Parks Summary
Rosa Parks 88%
A lifetime of slights, one refusal: Rosa Parks tells the story behind the bus seat.
by Rosa Parks 1948
4.19
3k+ ratings
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 88%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 88%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ ratings
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
by Barbara Ransby • 2003
While King gave the speeches, she built the grassroots network that made the movement move.
4.33
2k+
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement Summary
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement 88%
While King gave the speeches, she built the grassroots network that made the movement move.
by Barbara Ransby 2003
4.33
2k+ ratings
My Beautiful Black Hair
by St. Clair Detrick-Jules • 2021
101 Black women on freeing their natural hair and finding their true selves underneath.
4.73
60
My Beautiful Black Hair Summary
My Beautiful Black Hair 88%
101 Black women on freeing their natural hair and finding their true selves underneath.
by St. Clair Detrick-Jules 2021
4.73
60 ratings
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism
by Angela Y. Davis • 1998
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
4.28
2k+
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism Summary
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism 88%
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
by Angela Y. Davis 1998
4.28
2k+ ratings
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 88%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 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.
4.36
5k+
Nobody Knows My Name Summary
Nobody Knows My Name 88%
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
In Search of Sisterhood
by Paula J. Giddings • 1988
Before it was two months old, this Black sorority was marching on Washington for women's votes.
4.54
429
In Search of Sisterhood Summary
In Search of Sisterhood 88%
Before it was two months old, this Black sorority was marching on Washington for women's votes.
by Paula J. Giddings 1988
4.54
429 ratings
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