Books That Educate & Empower
A curated reading list spanning history, biography, business, and fiction. Purchase links support Black-owned bookstores via Bookshop.org.
12 of 12 books
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
An epic account of the Great Migration told through three real lives, tracing decades of Black movement north and west.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Becoming
Michelle Obama
The former First Lady's intimate memoir of identity, ambition, and family.
Buy on Bookshop.org →The Black Tax
Shawn D. Rochester
An analysis of the cost of racial disparity in wealth-building and a case for economic strategy in Black communities.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Beloved
Toni Morrison
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that confronts the haunting legacy of slavery through unforgettable prose.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
The story of the Black women mathematicians of NASA, adapted for young readers.
Buy on Bookshop.org →The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
Baldwin's searing essays on race, religion, and the American promise, as urgent today as in 1963.
Buy on Bookshop.org →The Color of Money
Mehrsa Baradaran
A rigorous history of Black banks and the enduring racial wealth gap in America.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Black Fortunes
Shomari Wills
The stories of America's first Black millionaires and the fortunes they built after emancipation.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
A landmark novel of self-discovery and voice, foundational to the Black literary canon.
Buy on Bookshop.org →Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
A remix of the history of racist ideas in America, written for young readers.
Buy on Bookshop.org →The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X & Alex Haley
One of the most influential memoirs of the 20th century, chronicling a life of transformation and conviction.
Buy on Bookshop.org →My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem
An exploration of racialized trauma and the path to healing in the body and community.
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