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337 reviews

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness & Obsession by David Grann

informative mysterious medium-paced

3.5

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives by Andre Henry

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It by Dorothy A. Brown

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less by Christine Platt

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75