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As the nation sees its 10th day of protest against the murder of George Floyd, various lists of books that address race, political upheaval and activism have been circulating on social media and elsewhere. They remind us that the work of combating systemic racism is never over, and that learning about the history of protest — and unlearning our own biases and prejudices — requires a lifetime of reading. In an effort to listen to black voices and encourage self-education, we’re revisiting these compilations from 2016 of book recommendations from artists, leaders and writers of our time. As the nation sees its 10th day of protest against the murder of George Floyd, various lists of books that address race, political upheaval and activism have been circulating on social media and elsewhere. They remind us that the work of combating systemic racism is never over, and that learning about the history of protest — and unlearning our own biases and prejudices — requires a lifetime of reading. In an effort to listen to black voices and encourage self-education, we’re revisiting these compilations, first published in 2016, of book recommendations from artists, leaders and writers of our time.
“Swing Time” by Zadie Smith, “Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews” edited by Chris DeVito, “Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance” by Jennifer Dunning and more.“Swing Time” by Zadie Smith, “Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews” edited by Chris DeVito, “Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance” by Jennifer Dunning and more.
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, “Waiting to Exhale” by Terry McMillan, “Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde and more.“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, “Waiting to Exhale” by Terry McMillan, “Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde and more.
“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi, “Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson Mandela, “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and more.“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi, “Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson Mandela, “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and more.
“Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin, “Regarding the Pain of Others” by Susan Sontag, “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez and more.“Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin, “Regarding the Pain of Others” by Susan Sontag, “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez and more.
“Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, “Shame” by Salman Rushdie and more.“Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, “Shame” by Salman Rushdie and more.