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Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 90%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 89%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
Children of the Days
by Eduardo Galeano • 2012
A year-long excavation of history's buried moments, from colonial lies to quiet acts of defiance.
4.18
4k+
Children of the Days Summary
Children of the Days 89%
A year-long excavation of history's buried moments, from colonial lies to quiet acts of defiance.
by Eduardo Galeano 2012
4.18
4k+ ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 89%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
4.57
1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 89%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ 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
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.
4.27
3k+
How to Be Less Stupid About Race Summary
How to Be Less Stupid About Race 88%
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
Woke Racism
by John McWhorter • 2021
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
3.92
7k+
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism 88%
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
by John McWhorter 2021
3.92
7k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 88%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Silencing the Past
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot • 1995
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
4.35
3k+
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past 88%
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995
4.35
3k+ 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? 88%
The Cat in the Hat draws on blackface minstrelsy. So does much of your childhood bookshelf.
by Philip Nel 2017
4.09
433 ratings
Street Data
by Shane Safir • 2021
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
4.21
876
Street Data Summary
Street Data 88%
Real equity starts with listening to the students who show up as gaps in your data.
by Shane Safir 2021
4.21
876 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 88%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
4.57
67k+
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 88%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ 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 88%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 88%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Read Dangerously
by Azar Nafisi • 2022
Why reading a novel can be more dangerous to a regime than marching in the street.
4.04
2k+
Read Dangerously Summary
Read Dangerously 88%
Why reading a novel can be more dangerous to a regime than marching in the street.
by Azar Nafisi 2022
4.04
2k+ ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2008
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
3.89
45
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 88%
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2008
3.89
45 ratings
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
by Christopher Emdin • 2016
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
4.06
5k+
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too 88%
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
by Christopher Emdin 2016
4.06
5k+ ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 88%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
Digital Dead End
by Virginia Eubanks • 2011
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
3.86
72
Digital Dead End Summary
Digital Dead End 88%
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
by Virginia Eubanks 2011
3.86
72 ratings
Original Sins
by Eve L. Ewing • 2025
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
4.46
2k+
Original Sins Summary
Original Sins 88%
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
by Eve L. Ewing 2025
4.46
2k+ ratings
Hegemony How-To
by Jonathan Smucker • 2017
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
4.24
442
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To 88%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2015
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
3.83
30
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 88%
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2015
3.83
30 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 88%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
American Exceptionalism
by Deborah L. Madsen • 1998
How a Puritan theology of chosenness became the alibi for a continent's conquest and distant wars.
3.50
16
American Exceptionalism Summary
American Exceptionalism 88%
How a Puritan theology of chosenness became the alibi for a continent's conquest and distant wars.
by Deborah L. Madsen 1998
3.50
16 ratings
The Plus
by Greg Gutfeld • 2020
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
3.98
1k+
The Plus Summary
The Plus 88%
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
by Greg Gutfeld 2020
3.98
1k+ ratings
Kurdish Women's Stories
by Houzan Mahmoud • 2021
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
4.40
194
Kurdish Women's Stories Summary
Kurdish Women's Stories 88%
Kurdish women, cast as victims or fighters, tell their own stories here. Neither label fits.
by Houzan Mahmoud 2021
4.40
194 ratings
Mediocre
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2020
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
4.39
17k+
Mediocre Summary
Mediocre 88%
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2020
4.39
17k+ 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 88%
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
by Maboula Soumahoro 2020
4.38
154 ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 88%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ ratings
The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2024
He built a reparations model on Israel. Visiting Palestine exposed the victims his blueprint erased.
4.49
45k+
The Message Summary
The Message 88%
He built a reparations model on Israel. Visiting Palestine exposed the victims his blueprint erased.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2024
4.49
45k+ ratings
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat • 2025
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
4.27
1k+
We Survived the Night Summary
We Survived the Night 88%
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025
4.27
1k+ 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 88%
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
by Sandra Jackson 2010
4.33
12 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.
4.37
74k+
I'm Still Here Summary
I'm Still Here 88%
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
Is Everyone Really Equal?
by Özlem Sensoy • 2011
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
4.05
1k+
Is Everyone Really Equal? Summary
Is Everyone Really Equal? 88%
The most comfortable explanation for inequality is individual failure. It's also the most wrong.
by Özlem Sensoy 2011
4.05
1k+ ratings
Viral Justice
by Ruha Benjamin • 2022
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
4.43
1k+
Viral Justice Summary
Viral Justice 88%
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
by Ruha Benjamin 2022
4.43
1k+ ratings
The Madness of Crowds
by Douglas Murray • 2019
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
4.20
17k+
The Madness of Crowds Summary
The Madness of Crowds 88%
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
by Douglas Murray 2019
4.20
17k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn • 1994
Shipyards, bombers, protest lines: a historian argues that sitting still picks a side.
4.34
4k+
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train 88%
Shipyards, bombers, protest lines: a historian argues that sitting still picks a side.
by Howard Zinn 1994
4.34
4k+ 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 88%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 88%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
Design Justice
by Sasha Costanza-Chock • 2020
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
4.18
548
Design Justice Summary
Design Justice 88%
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
by Sasha Costanza-Chock 2020
4.18
548 ratings
You are Being Lied To
by Russ Kick • 2001
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
3.87
1k+
You are Being Lied To Summary
You are Being Lied To 88%
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
by Russ Kick 2001
3.87
1k+ ratings
Colonize This!
by Bushra Rehman • 2002
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
4.20
3k+
Colonize This! Summary
Colonize This! 88%
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
by Bushra Rehman 2002
4.20
3k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 88%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
A People’s History of the United States
by Howard Zinn • 1980
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
4.09
268k+
A People’s History of the United States Summary
A People’s History of the United States 88%
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
by Howard Zinn 1980
4.09
268k+ ratings
Two Cheers for Anarchism
by James C. Scott • 2012
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
3.96
2k+
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism 88%
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
by James C. Scott 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 88%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)]
by Lawrence W. Levine • 1977
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
4.21
470
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] Summary
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] 88%
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
by Lawrence W. Levine 1977
4.21
470 ratings
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