The Black and the Blue by Matthew Horace

'The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear' by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and William Barber II.

'From Slavery To Freedom: A History of African Americans' by John Hope Franklin.

'Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People' by Ben Crump.

'Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism' by bell hooks.

'Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That The Movement Forgot' by Mikki Kendall.“The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement' by Matthew Horace and Ron Harris.

'So You Want to Talk About Race' by Ijeoma Oluo.

'Raising White Kids' by Jennifer Harvey.

'Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do' by Jennifer L.

'They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, And A New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement' by Wesley Lowery.

'Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race' by Reni Eddo-Lodge.

'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption' by Bryan Stevenson.

'Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You' by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X.

'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents' by Isabel Wilkerson.

'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

'From Slavery To Freedom: A History of African Americans' by John Hope Franklin offers a comprehensive look at how the foundation of the United States has dictated racism in the present, Helton added.Įxpert recommendations, picks from the bestsellers lists and more:

Kendi, 'White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism' by Robin DiAngelo or 'Me and White Supremacy' by Layla F. Beverly Tatum, psychologist and author of 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race' and 'Can We Talk About Race? And Other Conversations About Race in an Era of School Resegregation,' recommends checking out 'How to Be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander is a “great book to read,” because it talks about the systemic problem of the criminal justice system, says Lorenzo Boyd, associate professor of criminal justice and assistant provost of diversity and inclusion at the University Of New Haven.ĭr.

The Black and the Blue by Matthew Horace