hi booktwt! i think in these times it’s more important than ever to educate yourself on racism, so i’ve put together a thread of books you should read. half of these focus on the US, the other half focus on asian antiblackness, and south african apartheid.

all my descriptors are very short to make this thread as accessible as possible. if you’d like digital copies of any of these DM me

why i’m no longer talking to white people about race

assata- an autobiography
// activism

a long walk to freedom
// south african apartheid

the fire next time
// US institutionalised racism

i write what i like
// south african apartheid

the contested murder of latasha harlins
// anti blackness, asian attitudes to black people

killing the black body
// women’s rights within the civil movement

are prisons obsolete?
// the US prison system and it’s role in the oppression of black people

who we be
// a great way to understand the current racial situation and how we got here

this essay on the cultural appropriation awkwafina and crazy rich asians executed to get their oscar https://wearyourvoicemag.com/awkwafina-asian-american-creatives-anti-blackness/

the misadventures of awkward black girl
// a lighthearted yet educational look at how integral black people have been to the forming of our cultural society and the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation