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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? 89%
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
White Women
by Regina Jackson • 2022
Niceness, silence, white feminism: how white women uphold racism without raising their voices.
4.46
5k+
White Women Summary
White Women 89%
Niceness, silence, white feminism: how white women uphold racism without raising their voices.
by Regina Jackson 2022
4.46
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 89%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ 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 89%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 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.
4.22
867
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 89%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 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 89%
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
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
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 89%
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
Between Barack and a Hard Place
by Tim Wise • 2009
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
4.14
538
Between Barack and a Hard Place Summary
Between Barack and a Hard Place 89%
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
by Tim Wise 2009
4.14
538 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.
3.89
186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 89%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 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.
4.36
120k+
How to Be an Antiracist Summary
How to Be an Antiracist 89%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
Black Fatigue
by Mary-Frances Winters • 2020
The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.
4.41
1k+
Black Fatigue Summary
Black Fatigue 89%
The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.
by Mary-Frances Winters 2020
4.41
1k+ 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 89%
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 Wrongs of the Right
by Matthew W. Hughey • 2014
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
3.71
7
The Wrongs of the Right Summary
The Wrongs of the Right 89%
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
by Matthew W. Hughey 2014
3.71
7 ratings
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2018
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
4.48
108k+
So You Want to Talk About Race Summary
So You Want to Talk About Race 89%
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2018
4.48
108k+ ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
4.52
164k+
Caste Summary
Caste 88%
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 88%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
4.26
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
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.
4.37
101k+
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Summary
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 88%
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
by Reni Eddo-Lodge 2017
4.37
101k+ 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
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
by Emmanuel Acho • 2020
What to say when you want to help but fear saying the wrong thing about race.
4.38
29k+
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Summary
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man 88%
What to say when you want to help but fear saying the wrong thing about race.
by Emmanuel Acho 2020
4.38
29k+ 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
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 88%
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
by Ellis Cose 1993
3.97
160 ratings
Dead Wake
by Erik Larson • 2015
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
4.13
163k+
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake 88%
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
by Erik Larson 2015
4.13
163k+ 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
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 88%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ 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 88%
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
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
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
by Michael Holding • 2021
Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.
4.45
1k+
Why We Kneel, How We Rise Summary
Why We Kneel, How We Rise 88%
Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.
by Michael Holding 2021
4.45
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
Stamped from the Beginning
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2016
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
4.53
39k+
Stamped from the Beginning Summary
Stamped from the Beginning 88%
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2016
4.53
39k+ 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 88%
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
by Amos N. Wilson 1978
4.61
89 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 88%
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
White Too Long
by Robert P. Jones • 2020
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
4.42
3k+
White Too Long Summary
White Too Long 88%
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
by Robert P. Jones 2020
4.42
3k+ 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
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
White Storm Summary
White Storm 88%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 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
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 88%
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023
4.36
552 ratings
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
by Daniel Martinez HoSang • 2019
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
3.98
48
Producers, Parasites, Patriots Summary
Producers, Parasites, Patriots 88%
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
by Daniel Martinez HoSang 2019
3.98
48 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 88%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 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 88%
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
by Todd McGowan 2022
4.51
59 ratings
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
22k+
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us 88%
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021
4.62
22k+ 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 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 88%
White America's denial is the crime, and a reckoning is coming: Baldwin's hardest truths.
by James Baldwin 1963
4.55
124k+ ratings
Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
by Michael Tesler • 2016
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
4.06
47
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? Summary
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? 88%
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
by Michael Tesler 2016
4.06
47 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 88%
Facial recognition fails on dark skin. Hiring algorithms prefer white names. That's by design.
by Ruha Benjamin 2019
4.26
2k+ 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 88%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 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 87%
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
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