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• Chain-gang All-stars

  Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

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  There aren't words for this book that Adjei-Brenyah didn't write. This story is a moving, complex web of interlinked life stories; at times heartbreaking, informative, and funny, but always, always focused on the meaning. This book is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All About Love

  New Visions

  hooks, bell, 1952-2021

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  This book should honestly be staple reading in all education. bell hooks, as always, is gifted in her way of drawing out hidden knowledge with her words, making clear to the reader concepts that are difficult to grasp. 'All About Love' is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pet

  Emezi, Akwaeke

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  I can't really describe this incredibly powerful and well-done book other than as a dark fairy tale of sorts. There's magic...but is it magic? More so, there is art, and community, and a utopia that is not so utopian. As inspiring as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Razorblade Tears

  Cosby, S. A.

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  My mom got me this book to read when I was sixteen or so and I remember openly weeping at it towards the end (apologies to my math teacher, whose class I was sitting in at the time). It is a deeply emotional thriller that focuses on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Burn Down, Rise Up

  Tirado, Vincent

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  This book is AWESOME, hands down. It follows the main character as she confronts the possible truth behind an urban legend that is plaguing her hometown--the Bronx. I didn't know much about Bronx history before reading this, so I learned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

  Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

  Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

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  As tensions rise and wars rage around the world, Angela Y. Davis' words and observations become more and more crucial to the struggles of modern individuals. Published ten years ago, the current state of our world still demands our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grown

  a Novel

  Jackson, Tiffany D.

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  This book is powerful. It feels disrespectful to call it a thinkpiece or a thriller or a coming-of-age story, but the story does contain elements of both. Mostly, it's a story about a great injustice done to the main character, 17-year-old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Reckoning Comes

  a Novel

  McQueen, LaTanya

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  Through this book, McQueen shares a history, a ghost story, a revenge story, and even elements of a love story. Mira, the main character, returns to her hometown for her former friend's wedding--which is being held at a plantation in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

  Herrera, Adriana (Romance author),

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  Yay, queer romance! Yay, queer HISTORICAL romance!! Yay, LESBIANS!!! Adriana Herrera is seriously one of my favorite historical romance authors. Her books are diverse, funny yet grounded, and believable. By the end of a Herrera romance,…Read moreRead more of this annotation