Race

In a powerful exploration of recent racial history, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter — and one of the BBC's Women of 2020 — examines the moment we're in, how...

A critically acclaimed analysis of anti-Muslim racism from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, in a fully revised and expanded second edition.In this incisive account, leading scholar of Islamophobia Deepa...

Women, Slavery and ResistanceA history of slavery that puts enslaved women front and centre.Enslaved women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and...

Police, Protest and the Pursuit of Freedom How I became an abolitionist — a memoir of Black Lives Matter In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing uprising,...

What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD What would make a society drain its public swimming baths and fill them with...

How black business can change our world A powerful guide to successful, transformative entrepreneurship for the under-represented. At a time when half of Black households in the UK live in...

Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Wendell Pierce, Michael K. Williams — first known as Stringer Bell, Wallace, Bunk, and Omar — are just a few of the fruits of The...

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Hayward GalleryThis is an expressive exploration of Black popular culture at its most wildly imaginative, artistically ambitious and politically urgent.In the...

'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you...

‘To say I was surprised at the volume of positive feedback I received from around the world after my comments on Sky Sports is an understatement. I came to realise...

Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Racial Reconciliation Whatever your position is on Black Lives Matter, defunding the police, and equity in law enforcement, former police chief Carmen Best shares...

A Black Power Manifesto From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful manifesto and call to action, "a must-read in the effort to dismantle deep-seated...

Now in paperback, Claudia Rankine's 'skyscraper in the literature on racism' (Christian Science Monitor)At the theatre, around the dinner table, in the airport and in the voting booth, what fractures...

The Making of a Rogue BallerinaAward-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet –...

The Case for Rejecting Assimilation Bestselling author Julissa Arce brings readers a powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she...

How the powerful took over identity politics (and everything else) Identity politics is everywhere, polarising discourse from the campaign trail to the classroom and amplifying antagonisms in the media. But...

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua — by the author of Annie John. If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will...

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil...

Powerfully persuasive, personal and provocative — an unforgettable takedown of white feminism and an empowering manifesto for revolution Most of us believe that feminism is a force for good. In...

A Journey Across the country that Black America Built Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks —...

Art has always declared its dissatisfaction against the status quo. Throughout history artists have used their art to criticise and protest against a range of injustices and inequalities, oppression and...

Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real ChangeAs we become more aware of various social injustices in the world, many of us want to be part of the movement...

From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos — and a call for a more just practice of science.In The Disordered Cosmos,...

A "deeply empathetic" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) "must-read" (Marion Nestle) that "weaves lyrical storytelling and fascinating research into a compelling narrative" (San Francisco Chronicle) to look at dietary differences along...

Memoir of a Freedom RiderA firsthand exploration of the cost of boarding the bus of change to move America forward — written by one of the Civil Rights Movement's pioneers.At...

Two Works, Vol. 4In 1903 W.E.B. Du Bois's text The Souls of Black Folk made history as a work of sociological thought, and would go on to become a cornerstone...

Notes From the Women That White Feminists Forgot I'm a feminist. Mostly.I'm an asshole. Mostly. All too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the...

Essays from the Pan-African Revolution Early in life, Walter Rodney became a major revolutionary figure in a dizzying range of locales that traversed the breadth of the Black diaspora —...

Is it ever appropriate to "borrow" culturally inspired ideas? Who has ownership over intangible culture? What role does power inequality play? These questions are often at the center of heated...

4 Weeks to Join the Racial Justice Fight for Black WomenYou've read White Fragility and How to Be an Antiracist, but what comes next? The answer lies in this clear,...

Illustrated by Aurelia DurandLearn about identities, histories, and anti-racism work in 20 carefully laid out chapters.Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist?...

A landmark contribution to British art history, bringing together overlooked and marginalised perspectives from 'the critical decade'What is Black art and why don't we know more about it? Museums, galleries...

An updated new edition that issues powerful challenge to the way we understand the politics of race and the history of anti-racist struggleWhether class or race is the more important...

Essays at the Crossroads of RaceTwo-time Booker Shortlistee and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers a searing analysis of the relationship between race and art.History is a construction. What happens...

The Soul of Inequality in American LifeA new edition of a celebrated contemporary work on race and racismPraised by a wide variety of people from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Zadie Smith,...

Ending the horrors of police violence requires addressing economic inequality.In the wake of the mass protests over the police murder of George Floyd, nearly every major consumer brand proclaimed their...

A powerful insider expose on the inherent, systemic racism present at Eton in the 1960s from one the first Black students to attend Dillibe was the second Black boy to...

Winner of the Stowe Prize 2021A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2020A Washington Post Notable Work of Non-Fiction 2020A searing indictment of racial injustice in America — inspired by the...

From the editor of This Bridge Called My Back, Cherríe Moraga charts her own coming-of-age alongside her mother's decline, and also tells the story of the Mexican American diaspora Native...

How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at WorkGender equity can't happen without racial equity. We need Shared Sisterhood.Bias persists in organisations and society. Despite efforts that...

Me and White Supremacy has sold over 150,000 copies and was shortlisted for the Non-Fiction Book of the Year award at the British Book Awards. Now, with this YA edition,...

How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World Me and White Supremacy shows readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often...

How to be an anti-racist educatorRepresentation Matters is the essential book for teachers looking to promote diversity and inclusion in their school and create positive, lasting change for staff and...

Voices from Within the VeilLegendary black scholar W.E.B. Du Bois's most passionate and searing work denouncing the global color line."I have been in the world, but not of it," W.E.B....

Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine Described by Anne Patchett as 'life-changing', with fans such as Elizabeth Gilbert and tipped by Oprah Magazine as 'formidable and...

An incisive and deeply practical essay from the acclaimed author of Don't Touch My HairStop the denialStop the false equivalenciesInterrogate whitenessInterrogate capitalismDenounce the white SaviourAbandon guiltWe need to talk about...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling...

A guide through the balancing act of activist, advocate and ally, remembering that just because others are learning you don't need to be the teacher, from the dynamic and sharp...

Aja Barber wants change. In the 'learning' first half of the book, she will expose you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the...

The paradigm-shifting classic that connected the dots between transatlantic slavery, capitalism and racismArguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's landmark 1944 study...