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How to Be a Better Ally to Black People

A list of books recommended by twitter user Victoria Alexander (@victoriaalxndr) when asked what to read to become a better ally. She writes: "I suggest unlearning and relearning through literature as just one good jumping off point".
She splits her recommendations into 7 sections:
Starter Kit (4 books)
Intermediate Kit (6 books)
Topics Specifics (6 books)
Biographies, Non-Fiction Novels, Personal Narratives (6 books)
Black Feminism (9 books)
Black LGBTQ+ (9 books)
Black Centered Fiction (9 books)
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Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
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A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States
3
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Robin Diangelo)
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Robin Diangelo)
4
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
5
The Burning House (Anders Walker)
The Burning House (Anders Walker)
6
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
7
The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
8
Dying of Whiteness (Jonathan M. Metzl)
Dying of Whiteness (Jonathan M. Metzl)
9
A Different Mirror (Ronald Takaki)
A Different Mirror (Ronald Takaki)
10
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
11
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
12
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
13
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
14
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (Beverly Tatum)
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (Beverly Tatum)
15
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
16
Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy (Darryl Pinckney)
Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy (Darryl Pinckney)
17
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
18
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
19
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
20
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
21
Killing Rage
Killing Rage
22
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
23
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:)
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:)
24
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Patricia Hill Collins)
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Patricia Hill Collins)
25
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
26
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
27
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
28
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
29
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
30
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
31
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
32
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
33
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
34
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
35
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Our Movement (Charlene Carrethers)
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Our Movement (Charlene Carrethers)
36
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (E. Patrick Johnson)
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (E. Patrick Johnson)
37
Since I Laid My Burden Down (Brontez Purnell)
Since I Laid My Burden Down (Brontez Purnell)
38
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
39
No Ashes in the Fire (Darnell Moore)
No Ashes in the Fire (Darnell Moore)
40
The Summer We Got Free (Mia McKenzie)
The Summer We Got Free (Mia McKenzie)
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