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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

18h 57m • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • 2016 • 81 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
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Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism by Aja Barber

Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism

Aja Barber

8h 17m • 2021 • 14 editions

nonfiction politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Black Girl, Call Home

Jasmine Mans

256 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #1

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

298 pages • 1982 • 223 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Deacon King Kong

James McBride

14h 5m • 2020 • 26 editions

fiction historical literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
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This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope by Shayla Lawson

This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope

Shayla Lawson

8h 48m • 2020 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays feminism race challenging funny reflective medium-paced
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • 2013 • 46 editions

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

476 pages • 2020 • 35 editions

nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

245 pages • 2020 • 41 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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