Race

Why don’t our schools work? Eve L. Ewing tackles this question from a new angle: What if they’re actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead...

Creating Work That Transforms Communities A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive...

Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience – for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma Dabir Wordsworth, Shelley,...

What’s Black about “History of Art”? Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored. In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges this...

Americans have been sold a version of social justice that fails to deliver It's not simply that big business has cynically co-opted an authentic grassroots uprising, but that an unwitting...

The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now - 100 years after his birthMalcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is...

A new, powerful discussion of race, identity and political polarisation through the lens of the mixed-race experience The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room...

In this frank, funny and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start...

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win...

Asian Migrant Women's Tales of Migration, Coloniality and Racial Capitalism Featuring stories of early settler and contemporary Asian migrant women in Asia-Pacific region, Fire Dragon Feminism discusses Asian migrant women's...

"Part memoir, part history, and part political treatise, The South chronicles Reed's life under Jim Crow to correct what he sees as misleading representations of the past."–Elias Rodriques, Bookforum A...

Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop For readers of Hood Feminism and Against White Feminism An incisive examination of why the pillars of feminism have...

On Race, Space, and Time A radical new treatise on time, quantum physics, and racial justice from world-renowned artist and advocate Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism. Why do some...

As the major driver of US demographic change, Latinos are reshaping key aspects of the social, economic, political, and cultural landscape of the country. In this second edition of Latina/os in...

A lyrical meditation on how Black Americans have envisioned utopia - and sought to transform their lives.How do the disillusioned, the forgotten, and the persecuted not merely hold on to...

Decolonization has been a buzzword in anthropology for decades, but remains difficult to grasp and to achieve. This groundbreaking volume offers not only a critical examination of approaches to decolonization,...

Our blood has stories to tell, and we are told stories about blood. Globally, blood is a story that is built — whose blood counts, whose blood spills and whose...

From Colonialism to Anticolonial Thought This book is the first critical anthology in English on the history and legacy of race in the Caribbean. It brings together the major debates,...

The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantaged Society...

Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism How medieval-inspired racial feudalism reigned in early America and was challenged by Black liberal thinkers Though the United States has been heralded...

Reflections on Racism in Film, TV and the Media Can you write a Black character? Are they going to be authentic? Are you aware of the pitfalls writers often fall...

The instant bestseller from Djamila Ribeiro that sparked a major Black feminist movement in Brazil “Part theory, part manifesto, part history. . . . [Where We Stand] has the makings of...

Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we...

The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide **LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION****LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE****WINNER OF THE 2022 POZ...

The Interracial Politics of Sympathy, Suffering, and Solidarity A pioneering exploration of the unexamined roots and effect of racial sympathy within American politics. There is racial inequality in America, and...

A devastating look at how mental health 'care' has been historically used to oppress the Black community in the United States - told through the prism of a segregated asylum,...

A history of Black imagery that recasts our understanding of visual culture and technology In Black Meme, Legacy Russell, award-winning author of the groundbreaking Glitch Feminism, explores the “meme” as mapped...

How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, White Poverty, promises to be one of the most influential books...

An Ecological and Racial History of Secularization How did disenchantment lead to climate change?  The States of the Earth argues that European empires have become secular as they were entering the...

A searing indictment of the media's failures in reporting Indigenous affairs - and a powerful corrective that shows how Black journalism can pave the way for equality and justice. From...

A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, by one of the nation's major literary critics Distilled over many years from...

In Pursuit of Freedom for All A ground-breaking, personal exploration of America’s obsession with continuing human bondage from the editor of the New York Times–bestselling Barracoon. Freedom and equality are the...

The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in...

'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it' Barack Obama 'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book' The Times...

 'A talented writer with much to say' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Witty and accessible' ANGELA SAINI 'A vital piece of work in our challenging times' ROMA AGRAWAL 'Stunning' DAN HICKS Western civilisation is a powerful...

The definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema—the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre—from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook...

The Black Fives is a groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who pioneered the sport....

An eye-opening reckoning with the care economy, from its roots in racial capitalism to its exponential growth as a new site of profit and extraction. Since the earliest days of...

A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN You’re a black man. Aggressive. Athletic. Feared. Fetishised. Policed. Politicised. It’s limiting. It’s tiring. And it’s...

This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people — and explain why...

A Different Way of Looking at Race'Barack Obama had a special talent for making different kinds of people feel comfortable around him because of his biracial life experience, says Adekoya....

'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one's enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival.' Advocating love as strength and non-violence as...

A conversation about design, filmmaking, Afrofuturism, world-building, and other topics with Hannah Beachler, Academy-Award-winning production designer of Black Panther. Hannah Beachler is known as an award-winning production designer, but she...

Understanding Our Racial Divide This young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling White Rage is essential antiracist reading for teens. An NAACP Image Award finalistA Kirkus Reviews Best...

'One minute you're a 15-year-old girl who loves Netflix and music and the next minute you're looked at as maybe ISIS.' We now have a generation – Muslim and non-Muslim...

Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being...

The Montgomery Story The inspiring account of the march towards American Civil Rights, as told by Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described Stride Toward Freedom as "the...

A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route A profound and harrowing meditation by a descendant of slaves who journeyed to Africa to understand her past. The slave, Saidiya Hartman observes,...

What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth and Power An exuberant work of popular history: why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or serve the...

Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain How does it feel when your heritage isn't listed as an option on an identification form? What is it like to grow up as...