The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Challenge 2023 - hosted by readingintothevoid

A book by a revolutionary, community activist, political organizer or abolitionist
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Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis

4 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

Tricia Hersey

5 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction race sociology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

The Davenports

The Davenports #1

Krystal Marquis

12 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Gina Dent, Beth E. Richie, Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners

Abolition. Feminism. Now.

Gina Dent, Beth E. Richie, Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners

179 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism race sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Michelle Duster

168 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Justice of the Pies: Sweet and Savory Pies, Quiches, and Tarts plus Inspirational Stories from Exceptional People by Maya-Camille Broussard

Justice of the Pies: Sweet and Savory Pies, Quiches, and Tarts plus Inspirational Stories from Exceptional People

Maya-Camille Broussard

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction cookbook informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
A Burst of Light: and Other Essays by Sonia Sanchez, Audre Lorde

A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

Sonia Sanchez, Audre Lorde

144 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm

Unbought and Unbossed

Shirley Chisholm

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir politics informative inspiring medium-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

Emergent Strategy #1

adrienne maree brown

441 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced