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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
by Joy DeGruy Leary • 2005
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
4.49
2k+
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Summary
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome 90%
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
by Joy DeGruy Leary 2005
4.49
2k+ ratings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou • 1969
After an assault at eight, she went mute for five years. Then books taught her to speak.
4.30
586k+
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Summary
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 90%
After an assault at eight, she went mute for five years. Then books taught her to speak.
by Maya Angelou 1969
4.30
586k+ 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 90%
The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.
by Mary-Frances Winters 2020
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Pain We Carry
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
4.41
543
The Pain We Carry Summary
The Pain We Carry 90%
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022
4.41
543 ratings
In Search of The Color Purple
by Salamishah Tillet • 2021
A forgotten grave, a banned novel, and the Black women's voices America tried to erase.
4.21
220
In Search of The Color Purple Summary
In Search of The Color Purple 90%
A forgotten grave, a banned novel, and the Black women's voices America tried to erase.
by Salamishah Tillet 2021
4.21
220 ratings
Fire Shut Up in My Bones
by Charles M. Blow • 2014
Sexually abused at seven, he spent decades climbing toward power. A polygraph machine made him stop.
4.01
5k+
Fire Shut Up in My Bones Summary
Fire Shut Up in My Bones 90%
Sexually abused at seven, he spent decades climbing toward power. A polygraph machine made him stop.
by Charles M. Blow 2014
4.01
5k+ ratings
Ain't I a Woman
by bell hooks • 1981
White feminism fought for women; black freedom fought for manhood. Neither saw black women.
4.51
20k+
Ain't I a Woman Summary
Ain't I a Woman 90%
White feminism fought for women; black freedom fought for manhood. Neither saw black women.
by bell hooks 1981
4.51
20k+ ratings
Lose Your Mother
by Saidiya Hartman • 2007
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
4.29
3k+
Lose Your Mother Summary
Lose Your Mother 90%
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
by Saidiya Hartman 2007
4.29
3k+ ratings
Black Woman Redefined
by Sophia A. Nelson • 2011
Break the stereotypes: a Black woman's guide to fulfillment in love, work, and spirit.
3.74
187
Black Woman Redefined Summary
Black Woman Redefined 90%
Break the stereotypes: a Black woman's guide to fulfillment in love, work, and spirit.
by Sophia A. Nelson 2011
3.74
187 ratings
Women, Race, & Class
by Angela Y. Davis • 1981
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
4.59
35k+
Women, Race, & Class Summary
Women, Race, & Class 90%
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
by Angela Y. Davis 1981
4.59
35k+ ratings
Women Escaping Violence
by Elaine J. Lawless • 2001
Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.
3.94
17
Women Escaping Violence Summary
Women Escaping Violence 90%
Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.
by Elaine J. Lawless 2001
3.94
17 ratings
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith • 2021
From Monticello to Angola Prison, nine American sites where slavery's past has never really ended.
4.70
41k+
How the Word Is Passed Summary
How the Word Is Passed 90%
From Monticello to Angola Prison, nine American sites where slavery's past has never really ended.
by Clint Smith 2021
4.70
41k+ 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
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 89%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
The Enneagram for Black Liberation
by Chichi Agorom • 2022
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
4.59
199
The Enneagram for Black Liberation Summary
The Enneagram for Black Liberation 89%
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
by Chichi Agorom 2022
4.59
199 ratings
We Real Cool
by bell hooks • 2003
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
4.27
1k+
We Real Cool Summary
We Real Cool 89%
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
by bell hooks 2003
4.27
1k+ ratings
White Tears/Brown Scars
by Ruby Hamad • 2020
White women's tears aren't vulnerability. They're a weapon, and purity is its shield.
4.55
13k+
White Tears/Brown Scars Summary
White Tears/Brown Scars 89%
White women's tears aren't vulnerability. They're a weapon, and purity is its shield.
by Ruby Hamad 2020
4.55
13k+ ratings
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem • 2017
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
4.38
12k+
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands 89%
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
by Resmaa Menakem 2017
4.38
12k+ ratings
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2021
Tired of translating yourself for others? Here is the toolkit to reclaim your mind, language, anger.
4.46
4k+
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Summary
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts 89%
Tired of translating yourself for others? Here is the toolkit to reclaim your mind, language, anger.
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2021
4.46
4k+ ratings
Tías and Primas
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez • 2024
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
4.05
1k+
Tías and Primas Summary
Tías and Primas 89%
The women who shaped you are archetypes. A Latina feminist reveals what they teach about survival.
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2024
4.05
1k+ ratings
Crusade for Justice
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett • 1970
She bit a conductor to keep her seat, won, then a lynching made her a crusader.
4.32
865
Crusade for Justice Summary
Crusade for Justice 89%
She bit a conductor to keep her seat, won, then a lynching made her a crusader.
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett 1970
4.32
865 ratings
The Liars' Club
by Mary Karr • 1995
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
3.94
72k+
The Liars' Club Summary
The Liars' Club 89%
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
by Mary Karr 1995
3.94
72k+ ratings
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation
by John F. Baker Jr. • 2009
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
4.24
131
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation Summary
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation 89%
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
by John F. Baker Jr. 2009
4.24
131 ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 89%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 89%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ ratings
The Cancer Journals
by Audre Lorde • 1980
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
4.43
6k+
The Cancer Journals Summary
The Cancer Journals 89%
A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.
by Audre Lorde 1980
4.43
6k+ ratings
Another Word for Love
by Carvell Wallace • 2024
Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.
4.25
2k+
Another Word for Love Summary
Another Word for Love 89%
Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.
by Carvell Wallace 2024
4.25
2k+ ratings
In Search of Sisterhood
by Paula J. Giddings • 1988
Before it was two months old, this Black sorority was marching on Washington for women's votes.
4.54
429
In Search of Sisterhood Summary
In Search of Sisterhood 89%
Before it was two months old, this Black sorority was marching on Washington for women's votes.
by Paula J. Giddings 1988
4.54
429 ratings
Under Our Skin
by Benjamin Watson • 2015
Racism is sin, not sociology. An NFL player on why healing must start in the heart.
4.37
2k+
Under Our Skin Summary
Under Our Skin 89%
Racism is sin, not sociology. An NFL player on why healing must start in the heart.
by Benjamin Watson 2015
4.37
2k+ ratings
Finding Me
by Viola Davis • 2022
Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.
4.53
185k+
Finding Me Summary
Finding Me 89%
Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.
by Viola Davis 2022
4.53
185k+ ratings
Black American Refugee
by Tiffanie Drayton • 2022
America showers Black immigrants with hope, then yanks it back. One woman's escape.
4.03
331
Black American Refugee Summary
Black American Refugee 89%
America showers Black immigrants with hope, then yanks it back. One woman's escape.
by Tiffanie Drayton 2022
4.03
331 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
Hunger
by Roxane Gay • 2017
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
4.17
122k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 89%
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
by Roxane Gay 2017
4.17
122k+ ratings
Warriors Don't Cry
by Melba Pattillo Beals • 1994
Acid in her eyes, threats at every turn: a 15-year-old's year integrating an Arkansas high school.
4.18
16k+
Warriors Don't Cry Summary
Warriors Don't Cry 89%
Acid in her eyes, threats at every turn: a 15-year-old's year integrating an Arkansas high school.
by Melba Pattillo Beals 1994
4.18
16k+ 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 89%
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
by Reni Eddo-Lodge 2017
4.37
101k+ ratings
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism
by Angela Y. Davis • 1998
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
4.28
2k+
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism Summary
Blues Legacies & Black Feminism 89%
Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.
by Angela Y. Davis 1998
4.28
2k+ ratings
Against White Feminism
by Rafia Zakaria • 2021
Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.
4.30
5k+
Against White Feminism Summary
Against White Feminism 88%
Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.
by Rafia Zakaria 2021
4.30
5k+ 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 Power of Women
by Denis Mukwege • 2021
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
4.71
2k+
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women 88%
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
by Denis Mukwege 2021
4.71
2k+ ratings
The Next Big Story
by Soledad O'Brien • 2010
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
3.70
239
The Next Big Story Summary
The Next Big Story 88%
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
by Soledad O'Brien 2010
3.70
239 ratings
Sensual Faith
by Lyvonne Briggs • 2023
Religion taught you your body was sinful. A pastor's guide to reclaiming it as sacred ground.
4.17
174
Sensual Faith Summary
Sensual Faith 88%
Religion taught you your body was sinful. A pastor's guide to reclaiming it as sacred ground.
by Lyvonne Briggs 2023
4.17
174 ratings
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
by T Kira Madden • 2019
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
4.25
10k+
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Summary
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls 88%
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
by T Kira Madden 2019
4.25
10k+ ratings
The Myth of Normal
by Gabor Maté • 2022
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
4.30
37k+
The Myth of Normal Summary
The Myth of Normal 88%
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
by Gabor Maté 2022
4.30
37k+ ratings
More Than Enough
by Elaine Welteroth • 2019
From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.
4.38
11k+
More Than Enough Summary
More Than Enough 88%
From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.
by Elaine Welteroth 2019
4.38
11k+ ratings
The Body Papers
by Grace Talusan • 2019
Abused by her grandfather from age seven. At forty, a genetic test forced a different reckoning.
4.27
2k+
The Body Papers Summary
The Body Papers 88%
Abused by her grandfather from age seven. At forty, a genetic test forced a different reckoning.
by Grace Talusan 2019
4.27
2k+ ratings
Value in the Valley
by Iylanla Vanzant • 1995
Hard seasons are not punishment but curriculum. For Black women navigating the valley.
4.44
789
Value in the Valley Summary
Value in the Valley 88%
Hard seasons are not punishment but curriculum. For Black women navigating the valley.
by Iylanla Vanzant 1995
4.44
789 ratings
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
4.25
3k+
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 88%
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
by Imani Perry 2025
4.25
3k+ ratings
Rosa Parks
by Rosa Parks • 1948
A lifetime of slights, one refusal: Rosa Parks tells the story behind the bus seat.
4.19
3k+
Rosa Parks Summary
Rosa Parks 88%
A lifetime of slights, one refusal: Rosa Parks tells the story behind the bus seat.
by Rosa Parks 1948
4.19
3k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 88%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 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 88%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
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