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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
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Ibram X. Kendi
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
2
Howard Zinn
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
3
Robin Diangelo
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race
4
Ijeoma Oluo
The Burning House (Anders Walker)
The Burning House
5
Anders Walker
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
6
Michelle Alexander
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
7
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Dying of Whiteness (Jonathan M. Metzl)
Dying of Whiteness
8
Jonathan M. Metzl
A Different Mirror (Ronald Takaki)
A Different Mirror
9
Ronald Takaki
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
10
Ibram X. Kendi
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
11
Matthew Desmond
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
Nobody
12
Marc Lamont Hill
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
13
James W. Loewen
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (Beverly Tatum)
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
14
Beverly Tatum
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law
15
Richard Rothstein
Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy (Darryl Pinckney)
Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy
16
Darryl Pinckney
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
17
Isabel Wilkerson
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
18
James Baldwin
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
19
Malcolm X
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
20
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Killing Rage
Killing Rage
21
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
22
Michelle Obama
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
23
Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Patricia Hill Collins)
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
24
Patricia Hill Collins
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
25
Bell Hooks
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
26
Roxane Gay
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
27
Brittney Cooper
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
28
Alice Walker
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
29
Audre Lorde
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class
30
Angela Davis
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
Assata: An Autobiography
31
Assata Shakur
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
32
James Baldwin
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
33
Audre Lorde
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
34
Brandon Taylor
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Our Movement (Charlene Carrethers)
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Our Movement
35
Charlene Carrethers
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (E. Patrick Johnson)
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies
36
E. Patrick Johnson
Since I Laid My Burden Down (Brontez Purnell)
Since I Laid My Burden Down
37
Brontez Purnell
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
38
No Ashes in the Fire (Darnell Moore)
No Ashes in the Fire
39
Darnell Moore
The Summer We Got Free (Mia McKenzie)
The Summer We Got Free
40
Mia McKenzie
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