Essential Reading
Education is a key part of being an Ally, and the best way to do that is to read. Below are a number of Fiction and Non-Fiction books you can start with.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” - Maya Angelou
FICTION
Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
I Know why the caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
The Hate U give - Angie Thomas
Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
NON-FICTION
Your silence will not protect you - Audre Lorde
Why being black feels so overwhelming right now - Gabriella Effie Forson (Powerful Essay)
Why I'm no longer talking about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
Natives: Race and Class int he Ruins of Empire - Akala
Black and British: A Forgotten History - David Olusoga
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent - Edited by Margaret Busby
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King Jr
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