Read 12 Books by Black Chicago Women - hosted by blackgirlsreadchi

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Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Eve L. Ewing

387 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction education history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts

Death of an Ex

The Vandy Myrick Mysteries #2

Delia Pitts

320 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts

Trouble in Queenstown

The Vandy Myrick Mysteries #1

Delia Pitts

320 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes

Sandra Jackson-Opoku

336 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction mystery funny mysterious medium-paced
People of Means by Nancy Johnson

People of Means

Nancy Johnson

357 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything by Arionne Nettles

We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything

Arionne Nettles

224 pages • hardcover

nonfiction history race medium-paced
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography by Lorraine Hansberry

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Informal Autobiography

Lorraine Hansberry

272 pages • 1969

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Unprotected: A Memoir by Rae Lewis-Thornton
Unprotected: A Memoir
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Rae Lewis-Thornton

Unprotected: A Memoir

Rae Lewis-Thornton

454 pages • hardcover

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Broken Places by Tracy Clark

Broken Places

Cass Raines #1

Tracy Clark

448 pages • 2018

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Second Edition by Ida B. Wells

Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Second Edition

Ida B. Wells

496 pages • 1970

nonfiction autobiography informative reflective medium-paced