Organizing & Movement

Even with the end of Black History Month 2023, we must still continue learning from Black history, culture, experiences and organizing. Below we’ve gathered some books by Black and Latine authors we think you should check out. Some speak to the lived experiences in the form of memoir and interview, while others provide historical contexts and research. There’s a mix of nonfiction, fiction, healing offerings — and a kids section too!

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart by Alicia Garza

Nonfiction + History

Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Memoirs & Reflections 

Finding Me by Viola Davis

Orgullo Prieto by Tenoch Huerta 

Fiction + Short Stories 

Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat 

How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique

Healing & Self-Care

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks 

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

Kids’ Corner 

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison