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Books About Race & Being Black in America
February 7, 2021
The publishing industry has been on a roll lately. The number of great books by Black writers or about Black issues have been at an all-time high. Let’s keep that going by reading some of the gems we’ve listed here.
Some are new voices, some old, and there are a few you may never have heard of before. We encourage everyone – readers and nonreaders alike – to give these a chance.
Black Pacific Northwest Authors:
Ijeoma Oluo – “So You Want to Talk About Race”
This Nigerian-American living in Seattle has written for
Milwaukee s Promise
Interested in learning more about racism? There are a lot of great books on race, race relations and white privilege.
If you want to learn more about racism, race relations or the history of oppression in the U.S., there are a host of resources and organizations.
James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published
11:38 am UTC Jan. 22, 2021
With the explosion of the Black Lives Matter movement in what some have called a Year of Racial Reckoning, many Americans are reading more books and seeking more information to understand race relations, racism and white privilege.
Blacks may be trying to learn about their history, or find support and validation for their experiences. Whites and others may be trying to gain a better understanding of why things are the way they are, and how they might become allies.