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Nobody Knows My Name
by James Baldwin • 1961
Exile sharpened Baldwin's sight: what America made of him, and why simple stories fail the truth.
4.36
5k+
Nobody Knows My Name Summary
Nobody Knows My Name 92%
Exile sharpened Baldwin's sight: what America made of him, and why simple stories fail the truth.
by James Baldwin 1961
4.36
5k+ ratings
The Heart of a Woman
by Maya Angelou • 2009
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
4.23
25k+
The Heart of a Woman Summary
The Heart of a Woman 91%
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
by Maya Angelou 2009
4.23
25k+ ratings
Josephine Baker
by Jean-Claude Baker • 1993
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
3.78
351
Josephine Baker Summary
Josephine Baker 90%
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
by Jean-Claude Baker 1993
3.78
351 ratings
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone
by Maboula Soumahoro • 2020
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
4.38
154
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone Summary
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone 90%
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
by Maboula Soumahoro 2020
4.38
154 ratings
The Black Imagination
by Sandra Jackson • 2010
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
4.33
12
The Black Imagination Summary
The Black Imagination 89%
Science fiction erased Black futures. This collection recovers them from 1887 to Wakanda and beyond.
by Sandra Jackson 2010
4.33
12 ratings
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
4.25
3k+
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 89%
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
by Imani Perry 2025
4.25
3k+ ratings
Black American Refugee
by Tiffanie Drayton • 2022
America showers Black immigrants with hope, then yanks it back. One woman's escape.
4.03
331
Black American Refugee Summary
Black American Refugee 89%
America showers Black immigrants with hope, then yanks it back. One woman's escape.
by Tiffanie Drayton 2022
4.03
331 ratings
On the Shoulders of Giants
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • 2007
Jazz, poetry, and the Rens: a basketball legend traces his roots to the Harlem Renaissance.
4.02
309
On the Shoulders of Giants Summary
On the Shoulders of Giants 89%
Jazz, poetry, and the Rens: a basketball legend traces his roots to the Harlem Renaissance.
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2007
4.02
309 ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
4.26
20k+
Black Skin, White Masks Summary
Black Skin, White Masks 88%
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
by Frantz Fanon 1952
4.26
20k+ ratings
Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael • 1967
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
4.37
2k+
Black Power Summary
Black Power 88%
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
by Stokely Carmichael 1967
4.37
2k+ ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 2008
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
4.04
529
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 88%
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
by Barack Obama 2008
4.04
529 ratings
Everything and Nothing at Once
by Joel Leon • 2024
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
4.32
158
Everything and Nothing at Once Summary
Everything and Nothing at Once 88%
Black men don't get to be ordinary. One memoirist fights for the right to simply be.
by Joel Leon 2024
4.32
158 ratings
Bangkok Days
by Lawrence Osborne • 2009
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
3.41
1k+
Bangkok Days Summary
Bangkok Days 88%
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
by Lawrence Osborne 2009
3.41
1k+ ratings
Message to the Blackman in America
by Elijah Muhammad • 1965
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
4.45
930
Message to the Blackman in America Summary
Message to the Blackman in America 88%
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
by Elijah Muhammad 1965
4.45
930 ratings
Lose Your Mother
by Saidiya Hartman • 2007
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
4.29
3k+
Lose Your Mother Summary
Lose Your Mother 88%
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
by Saidiya Hartman 2007
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
by Gertrude Stein • 1933
Alice Toklas meets Gertrude Stein in 1907 Paris, entering the salon where modern art was born.
3.54
14k+
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Summary
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 88%
Alice Toklas meets Gertrude Stein in 1907 Paris, entering the salon where modern art was born.
by Gertrude Stein 1933
3.54
14k+ ratings
Alex Haley
by Robert J. Norrell • 2015
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
3.48
89
Alex Haley Summary
Alex Haley 88%
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
by Robert J. Norrell 2015
3.48
89 ratings
Capitalist Nigger
by Chika A. Onyeani • 2000
Economic dependency is the new slavery. The cure: become the kind of predator capitalism rewards.
3.59
477
Capitalist Nigger Summary
Capitalist Nigger 88%
Economic dependency is the new slavery. The cure: become the kind of predator capitalism rewards.
by Chika A. Onyeani 2000
3.59
477 ratings
In Search of The Color Purple
by Salamishah Tillet • 2021
A forgotten grave, a banned novel, and the Black women's voices America tried to erase.
4.21
220
In Search of The Color Purple Summary
In Search of The Color Purple 88%
A forgotten grave, a banned novel, and the Black women's voices America tried to erase.
by Salamishah Tillet 2021
4.21
220 ratings
A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway • 1964
Cafés as offices, hunger as discipline, and the 1920s Paris friends who become legends.
4.02
169k+
A Moveable Feast Summary
A Moveable Feast 88%
Cafés as offices, hunger as discipline, and the 1920s Paris friends who become legends.
by Ernest Hemingway 1964
4.02
169k+ ratings
Joy Goddess
by A'Lelia Bundles • 2025
A'Lelia Walker spent her fortune on parties. Those parties gave the Harlem Renaissance its stage.
3.84
380
Joy Goddess Summary
Joy Goddess 88%
A'Lelia Walker spent her fortune on parties. Those parties gave the Harlem Renaissance its stage.
by A'Lelia Bundles 2025
3.84
380 ratings
How to Be Black
by Baratunde R. Thurston • 2012
A satirical guide to being black: unwritten rules of workplace, friendship, and the media spotlight.
3.90
9k+
How to Be Black Summary
How to Be Black 88%
A satirical guide to being black: unwritten rules of workplace, friendship, and the media spotlight.
by Baratunde R. Thurston 2012
3.90
9k+ ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 1995
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
3.94
232k+
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 88%
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
by Barack Obama 1995
3.94
232k+ ratings
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
3.98
16k+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 88%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
The Beautiful Struggle
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
4.08
11k+
The Beautiful Struggle Summary
The Beautiful Struggle 88%
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008
4.08
11k+ ratings
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
by Wole Soyinka • 2006
A stolen artifact, a dictator's table, a secret peace mission: a Nobel laureate's life off stage.
4.02
518
You Must Set Forth at Dawn Summary
You Must Set Forth at Dawn 88%
A stolen artifact, a dictator's table, a secret peace mission: a Nobel laureate's life off stage.
by Wole Soyinka 2006
4.02
518 ratings
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin • 1963
White America's denial is the crime, and a reckoning is coming: Baldwin's hardest truths.
4.55
124k+
The Fire Next Time Summary
The Fire Next Time 88%
White America's denial is the crime, and a reckoning is coming: Baldwin's hardest truths.
by James Baldwin 1963
4.55
124k+ ratings
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
by George Washington Williams • 2012
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
4.03
29
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Summary
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens 88%
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
by George Washington Williams 2012
4.03
29 ratings
Papa Hemingway
by A.E. Hotchner • 1955
From Paris to Cuba, a trusted friend documents the fourteen-year unmaking of a literary giant.
4.20
3k+
Papa Hemingway Summary
Papa Hemingway 88%
From Paris to Cuba, a trusted friend documents the fourteen-year unmaking of a literary giant.
by A.E. Hotchner 1955
4.20
3k+ ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 88%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
Malcolm X
by Manning Marable • 2011
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
4.19
20k+
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X 88%
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
by Manning Marable 2011
4.19
20k+ ratings
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)]
by Lawrence W. Levine • 1977
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
4.21
470
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] Summary
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] 88%
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
by Lawrence W. Levine 1977
4.21
470 ratings
Africa Is Not a Country
by Dipo Faloyin • 2022
Fifty-four countries, 1.4 billion people: the West keeps mistaking a continent for a country.
4.38
11k+
Africa Is Not a Country Summary
Africa Is Not a Country 88%
Fifty-four countries, 1.4 billion people: the West keeps mistaking a continent for a country.
by Dipo Faloyin 2022
4.38
11k+ ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
4.32
6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 88%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
The Greater Journey
by David McCullough • 2011
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
3.94
21k+
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey 88%
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
by David McCullough 2011
3.94
21k+ ratings
My Beautiful Black Hair
by St. Clair Detrick-Jules • 2021
101 Black women on freeing their natural hair and finding their true selves underneath.
4.73
60
My Beautiful Black Hair Summary
My Beautiful Black Hair 88%
101 Black women on freeing their natural hair and finding their true selves underneath.
by St. Clair Detrick-Jules 2021
4.73
60 ratings
The Mis-Education of the Negro
by Carter G. Woodson • 1933
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
4.49
10k+
The Mis-Education of the Negro Summary
The Mis-Education of the Negro 88%
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
by Carter G. Woodson 1933
4.49
10k+ ratings
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X • 1965
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
4.37
293k+
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X 88%
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
by Malcolm X 1965
4.37
293k+ ratings
The Souls of Black Folks
by W.E.B. Du Bois • 1903
To be Black and American is to watch yourself through a world's contempt: the defining problem.
4.31
45k+
The Souls of Black Folks Summary
The Souls of Black Folks 88%
To be Black and American is to watch yourself through a world's contempt: the defining problem.
by W.E.B. Du Bois 1903
4.31
45k+ ratings
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
by Hanif Abdurraqib • 2017
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
4.55
19k+
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Summary
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us 88%
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
by Hanif Abdurraqib 2017
4.55
19k+ ratings
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2013
A Nigerian blogger abandons her success to return to Lagos and the first love she left.
4.31
416k+
Americanah Summary
Americanah 88%
A Nigerian blogger abandons her success to return to Lagos and the first love she left.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013
4.31
416k+ ratings
Happier Than A Billionaire
by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
3.89
2k+
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire 88%
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon • 1956
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
3.70
14k+
The Lonely Londoners Summary
The Lonely Londoners 88%
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
by Sam Selvon 1956
3.70
14k+ ratings
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
4.49
7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 88%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
by Amos N. Wilson • 1978
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
4.61
89
The Development Psychology of the Black Child Summary
The Development Psychology of the Black Child 88%
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
by Amos N. Wilson 1978
4.61
89 ratings
The Black Jacobins
by C.L.R. James • 1938
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
4.39
8k+
The Black Jacobins Summary
The Black Jacobins 87%
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
by C.L.R. James 1938
4.39
8k+ ratings
HEBREWS TO NEGROES
by Ronald Dalton Jr • 2014
Black people are the Bible's true Israelites, and their stolen history is the key to liberation.
4.09
221
HEBREWS TO NEGROES Summary
HEBREWS TO NEGROES 87%
Black people are the Bible's true Israelites, and their stolen history is the key to liberation.
by Ronald Dalton Jr 2014
4.09
221 ratings
Gather Together in My Name
by Maya Angelou • 1974
A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.
4.32
19k+
Gather Together in My Name Summary
Gather Together in My Name 87%
A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.
by Maya Angelou 1974
4.32
19k+ ratings
The Negro Problem
by Booker T. Washington • 1903
Seven Black leaders. One question: after slavery, earn your rights or demand them?
4.22
267
The Negro Problem Summary
The Negro Problem 87%
Seven Black leaders. One question: after slavery, earn your rights or demand them?
by Booker T. Washington 1903
4.22
267 ratings
Yes, Chef
by Marcus Samuelsson • 2012
Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.
3.86
19k+
Yes, Chef Summary
Yes, Chef 87%
Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.
by Marcus Samuelsson 2012
3.86
19k+ ratings
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