Social Justice
Books in this genre shine a light on society's deepest inequalities and the brave individuals working to address them through protest, policy, and grassroots movements. These powerful works examine systemic barriers around race, class, gender and human rights while offering frameworks for creating meaningful social change and building more equitable communities.
Social Justice Book Summaries
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
A Love Letter to Women of Color
Feminism
Memoir
Race
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
Economics
Politics
Society
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Race
Politics
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Essays
Race
Short Stories
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
Between Barack and a Hard Place
Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama
Race
Politics
Social Justice
Healing Resistance
A Radically Different Response to Harm
Social Justice
Activism
Politics
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
The Life You Can Save
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Nice Racism
How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Mental Health
Psychology
History
Undoing Border Imperialism
Politics
Race
Activism
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
A More Beautiful and Terrible History
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
History
Race
Politics
The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
History
American History
Labor
Stewardship
Choosing Service over Self-Interest
Leadership
Business
Management
So You Want to Talk About Race
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
History
Politics
Sociology
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Race
Politics
Feminism
You Are Your Best Thing
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
Race
Essays
Psychology
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
When Helping Hurts
How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Trust Kids!
Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy
Parenting
Politics
Psychology
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
Trauma Stewardship
An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Psychology
Mental Health
Social Work
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Stonewall Riots
Coming Out in the Streets
LGBT
History
Middle Grade
Revolutionary Power
An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition
Environment
Climate Change
Social Justice
The Lightmaker's Manifesto
How to Work for Change without Losing Your Joy
Self Help
Social Justice
Activism
The Undocumented Americans
Memoir
Politics
Social Justice
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Notes on Resistance
Politics
History
Social Justice
Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It
Feminism
Politics
Gender Studies
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Economics
Politics
Business
White Feminism
From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
Feminism
History
Race
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
How to Change the World in Quiet Ways
Social Justice
Politics
Psychology
No Is Not Enough
Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Politics
History
Economics
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”
And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
Health
Social Justice
Feminism
Punishment Without Crime
How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
Law
Politics
Social Justice
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
Black Fatigue
How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Young, Gifted, and Black
Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Education
African American
Social Justice
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
