3 Books By Women To Read This Month!
Happy Women's History Month friends! This month is dedicated to women worldwide and their contributions to society across the years. Women are trailblazers, and oftentimes we don’t recognize the amazing feats that they conquer everyday. This month we aim to celebrate women, their commitments to society, their great works, initiatives, and more!
This month also happens to be National Reading Month! Which urges people of all ages to read everyday because of its benefits! So This month we also aim to encourage you to read your favorite books, or pick up a new read to indulge in this month. Here are some books we think you would love, and they’re all written by women authors!
Dear Martin By Nic Stone. An Atlanta native and Spelman College Alum, Nic Stone curates an amazing story about a young boy dealing with race in America. “Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack.” - Amazon. Buy HERE
2. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor By Layla F. Saad. What started as an Instagram challenge and simple anti-racist workbook, turned into so much more than that. “This critical text helps you take the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and further resources, giving you the language to understand racism, and to dismantle your own biases, whether you are using the book on your own, with a book club, or looking to start family activism in your own home.” - Amazon. Buy HERE
3. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race By Beverly Daniel Tatum. If you need to unpack and learn more about the psycology of racism and how to have these talks about racism in America, look no further. “Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? How can we get past our reluctance to discuss racial issues? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about communicating across racial and ethnic divides and pursuing antiracism. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand dynamics of race and racial inequality in America.” - Amazon. Buy HERE