I haven’t posted any reviews for a few days and I’ve taken a break from social media. (I don’t consider blogging to be social media if it’s your blog is your entire website.) Part of the reason for this is the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Social media sites are beginning to suppress the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag – I know that in the past day or two before I took a break, I saw a significant drop in the number of posts with the tag.
That being said, while I don’t have a huge platform here, I want to do my part to push this movement forward.
Books You Can/Should Read
- They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Aburraqib
- Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
- I am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin
- Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
- White Fragility by Robin Deangelo
- Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
- Fill Disclosure by Cameron Garrett
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
- The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
- How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Layman
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo Lodge
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have To by Loni Love
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
- The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- Native Son by Richard Wright
The above list was found on Instagram and now I can’t find the account it was originally posted to. If you know who originally posted the list, please let me know so I can credit them with compiling the list.
The books are *not* linked because I do not wish to profit from this list through affiliate links. Please, look for black-owned bookstores in your area to make your purchases from – don’t give more money to Amazon or Barnes & Noble unless you absolutely have to.
Where to Find Petitions/Charities to Donate To
If you would like to find petitions to sign and organizations to donate to, please visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
NOTE: The above website says that if you have multiple email addresses, you can sign petitions more than once. I do not suggest doing so – it is possible that IP addresses are collected to ensure duplicate signatures aren’t obtained. Duplicate signatures have the potential to negate the petition, so sign more than once at your own risk. I can’t tell you not to do it, I can only advise you of the possibility.
