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October is Black History Month. Over the next few weeks, TSR aims to increase visibility of Black stories and help to educate users about Black stories and experiences. To help do this, we've put together a list of great resources you may find useful to help you learn more about Black History. We know that there are loads of resources out there, so if you know of any that we haven't got on our lists, please share them. This thread is all about good books to read.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are there any you can recommend?
Moderation note: All Black History Month threads are monitored by our moderation team. Please remember to keep all posts within community guidelines. Racism will not be tolerated. If you see anything you think might break the rules, please report it. If someone you suspect is a troll engages in the thread, do not reply (even to call them a troll), just report. This thread is for positive conversation and learning. You can learn more about Black History Month here.
- We Ain't What We Ought to Be by Stephen Tuck
- Books authored by Adam Fairclough
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
- If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
- Black and British: A short essential history by David Olusoga
- Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
- Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are there any you can recommend?
Moderation note: All Black History Month threads are monitored by our moderation team. Please remember to keep all posts within community guidelines. Racism will not be tolerated. If you see anything you think might break the rules, please report it. If someone you suspect is a troll engages in the thread, do not reply (even to call them a troll), just report. This thread is for positive conversation and learning. You can learn more about Black History Month here.
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October is Black History Month. Over the next few weeks, TSR aims to increase visibility of Black stories and help to educate users about Black stories and experiences. To help do this, we've put together a list of great resources you may find useful to help you learn more about Black History. We know that there are loads of resources out there, so if you know of any that we haven't got on our lists, please share them. This thread is all about good books to read.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are there any you can recommend?
Moderation note: All Black History Month threads are monitored by our moderation team. Please remember to keep all posts within community guidelines. Racism will not be tolerated. If you see anything you think might break the rules, please report it. If someone you suspect is a troll engages in the thread, do not reply (even to call them a troll), just report. This thread is for positive conversation and learning. You can learn more about Black History Month here.
October is Black History Month. Over the next few weeks, TSR aims to increase visibility of Black stories and help to educate users about Black stories and experiences. To help do this, we've put together a list of great resources you may find useful to help you learn more about Black History. We know that there are loads of resources out there, so if you know of any that we haven't got on our lists, please share them. This thread is all about good books to read.
- We Ain't What We Ought to Be by Stephen Tuck
- Books authored by Adam Fairclough
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
- If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
- Black and British: A short essential history by David Olusoga
- Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
- Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala
Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are there any you can recommend?
Moderation note: All Black History Month threads are monitored by our moderation team. Please remember to keep all posts within community guidelines. Racism will not be tolerated. If you see anything you think might break the rules, please report it. If someone you suspect is a troll engages in the thread, do not reply (even to call them a troll), just report. This thread is for positive conversation and learning. You can learn more about Black History Month here.
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It's a modern text, but I would recommend the young adult novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The books themes are very topical right now. The novel's inciting incident involves the 16 year old protagonist witnessing her childhood best friend being shot by a police officer.
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