Books that explore and/or compare specific aspects of human difference, inviting readers to consider varying perspectives relating to race, ethnicity, culture, or tribal affiliation. source:https://diversebookfinder.org/our-categories/
A Beginner's Guide to America : for the immigrant and the curious by Roya Hakakian
This book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like.
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
Me and White Supremacy teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
This book tackles the sensitive, hyper-charged racial landscape in current America, discussing the issues of privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word.
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Examines race issues from the past half century through essays, poems and memoir pieces by some of her generation's most original thinkers and writers.
Analyzes defensive moves that white people make when racially challenged, how these actions protect racial inequality, and presents strategies for engaging more constructively in these conversations.
Libby -- E-Book | E-Audiobook
An essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson.
Libby -- E-Book
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph
Presents race-related anecdotes from the author's past, weaving in his thoughts on why they were hurtful and how he might handle things differently now, in hopes of bringing more race awareness to Americans.
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo
Shows how white male supremacy has wrought devastating consequences for people of color, women, nonbinary people, and white men themselves, and imagines the possibilities for a new white male identity, free from racism and sexism.
Libby -- E-book
Exit West: a novel by Mohsin Hamid
Presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives.
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