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469 reviews

The Souls of Black Folk (Original Classic Edition) by W.E.B. Du Bois

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism

One Of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail

The New Negro by Alain Locke

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse

Let Us March On by Shara Moon

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

Far more than just a book, Let Us March on beckons us to take action, challenging us as readers to reflect on our own roles in the quest for  equality and justice. The narrative demonstrates how we are truly better together. It leaves you with a renewed sense of hope in what can be. Until then, let us march on… ❤️✊🏾

The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Police brutality

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Imani Perry's profound and evocative exploration of the color blue, weaving together history, culture, and personal narrative in a way that is both enlightening and deeply moving. Her reflections on the power of blue in its varying hues to express pain, resilience, and hope are particularly resonant, offering readers a deeper understanding of the emotional and cultural significance of the color for Blacks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery

Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Grief, Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, Death of parent

The Duchess Effect by Tracey Livesay

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Colonisation

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Classism