2042 Reading List

1.
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools 4.35 avg rating — 6,610 ratings
2.
Rebeldes Anthology: Bolder
Rebeldes Anthology: Bolder it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race: The Cult of Mestizaje in Latin America
Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race: The Cult of Mestizaje in Latin America 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
4.
Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time 4.33 avg rating — 864 ratings
5.
Animal Farm / 1984
Animal Farm / 1984 4.30 avg rating — 211,257 ratings
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1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,114 ratings
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,177 ratings
8.
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power 4.10 avg rating — 210,187 ratings
9.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating — 357,388 ratings
10.
Mastery
Mastery 4.26 avg rating — 46,969 ratings
11.
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy 3.95 avg rating — 59,365 ratings
12.
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose 4.16 avg rating — 214,752 ratings
13.
Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1
Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1 4.21 avg rating — 42,878 ratings
14.
The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1)
The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 120,569 ratings
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As a Man Thinketh
As a Man Thinketh 4.24 avg rating — 93,575 ratings
16.
The Racial Contract
The Racial Contract 4.39 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
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Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy
Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy 3.73 avg rating — 445 ratings
18.
Journey to Justice
Journey to Justice 4.03 avg rating — 95 ratings
19.
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution 4.39 avg rating — 7,201 ratings
20.
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings 4.50 avg rating — 693 ratings
21.
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority 4.36 avg rating — 1,433 ratings
22.
PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America
PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America 4.65 avg rating — 468 ratings
23.
From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492 - 1969
From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492 - 1969 4.10 avg rating — 322 ratings
24.
My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times
My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings
25.
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government 4.35 avg rating — 7,420 ratings
26.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating — 215,184 ratings
27.
Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man's Escape from the Crowd
Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man's Escape from the Crowd 3.91 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
28.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,730 ratings
29.
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies 3.72 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
30.
Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America
Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America 4.16 avg rating — 704 ratings
31.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America 4.13 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
32.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat 4.68 avg rating — 129 ratings
33.
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party 4.46 avg rating — 2,751 ratings
34.
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series 4.57 avg rating — 101 ratings
35.
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America 4.07 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
36.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating — 115,044 ratings
37.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating — 63,055 ratings
38.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Empire of Cotton: A Global History 3.89 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
39.
The 33 Strategies of War
The 33 Strategies of War 4.23 avg rating — 19,249 ratings
40.
Black Labor, White Wealth : The Search for Power and Economic Justice
Black Labor, White Wealth : The Search for Power and Economic Justice 4.59 avg rating — 358 ratings
41.
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting 4.30 avg rating — 292 ratings
42.
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird 3.95 avg rating — 37,225 ratings
43.
The Sellout
The Sellout 3.75 avg rating — 73,387 ratings
44.
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America 4.26 avg rating — 3,612 ratings
45.
Book of Addis: Cradled Embers
Book of Addis: Cradled Embers 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings
46.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,772 ratings
47.
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America 4.32 avg rating — 5,812 ratings
48.
Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought and Politics: An African-Centered Paradigm for the Second Phase of the African Revolution
Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought and Politics: An African-Centered Paradigm for the Second Phase of the African Revolution liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation (Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series)
Prison Power: How Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation (Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series) 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings
50.
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations 3.88 avg rating — 11,409 ratings
51.
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color 4.52 avg rating — 9,683 ratings
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts 4.04 avg rating — 28,664 ratings
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Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,491 ratings
54.
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League 4.14 avg rating — 28,255 ratings
55.
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America 4.19 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
56.
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time 3.69 avg rating — 11,196 ratings
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Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City
Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City 4.07 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
58.
Got My Mind Set on Freedom: Marylands Story of Black & White Activism, 1663-2000
Got My Mind Set on Freedom: Marylands Story of Black & White Activism, 1663-2000
by: Nichols
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
59.
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap 4.21 avg rating — 7,582 ratings
60.
Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice
Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice 4.22 avg rating — 119 ratings
61.
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa 3.70 avg rating — 8,180 ratings
62.
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,455 ratings
63.
Manchild in the Promised Land
Manchild in the Promised Land 4.28 avg rating — 9,113 ratings
64.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
The Spook Who Sat by the Door 4.35 avg rating — 3,485 ratings
65.
Our Schools Suck: Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation on the Failures of Urban Education
Our Schools Suck: Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation on the Failures of Urban Education 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings
66.
Revolutionary Suicide
Revolutionary Suicide 4.48 avg rating — 6,760 ratings
67.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,140 ratings
68.
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement 4.37 avg rating — 552 ratings
69.
Critical Race Theory, An Introduction
Critical Race Theory, An Introduction 3.97 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
70.
The Latino(a) Condition: A Critical Reader
The Latino(a) Condition: A Critical Reader 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings
71.
Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror
Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror 3.91 avg rating — 44 ratings
72.
Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars against the Black Panther Party & the American Indian Movement
Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars against the Black Panther Party & the American Indian Movement 4.34 avg rating — 355 ratings
73.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 3.87 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good 3.84 avg rating — 5,637 ratings
75.
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life 3.88 avg rating — 6,971 ratings
76.
All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence
All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence 4.36 avg rating — 1,198 ratings
77.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,931 ratings
78.
Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century
Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century 3.99 avg rating — 695 ratings
79.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures 4.20 avg rating — 87,600 ratings
80.
Race Matters
Race Matters 4.15 avg rating — 11,892 ratings
81.
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America 4.40 avg rating — 15,748 ratings
82.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,690 ratings
83.
Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings
84.
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots 4.20 avg rating — 127 ratings
85.
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home 4.03 avg rating — 35,750 ratings
86.
Galápagos
Galápagos 3.87 avg rating — 86,762 ratings
87.
The Challenge for Africa
The Challenge for Africa 4.05 avg rating — 967 ratings
88.
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent 4.31 avg rating — 26,227 ratings
89.
The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth 4.05 avg rating — 2,733 ratings
90.
Citizen: An American Lyric
Citizen: An American Lyric 4.26 avg rating — 50,753 ratings
91.
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism 4.45 avg rating — 5,507 ratings
92.
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
I Am Not Sidney Poitier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
93.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 4.30 avg rating — 37,856 ratings
94.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,578 ratings
95.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,045 ratings
96.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,416 ratings
97.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,543 ratings
98.
A Chief Lieutenant of the Tuskegee Machine: Charles Banks of Mississippi
A Chief Lieutenant of the Tuskegee Machine: Charles Banks of Mississippi 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
99.
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities 3.82 avg rating — 749 ratings
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,283 ratings