Recs if you like Black Skin, White Masks...
the government would never do that
Books specifically about the lives and deaths of members of the Black Panther Party, government led assassination plots, the processes the US created to take down the flourishing community created by the Black Panther Party, and the histories of the BPP through the words of multiple members.
Decolonize | Liberation
Books that expose the history we were never taught. Getting to the root of racism, fascism, colonialism. Working towards a new world while unlearning this one.
Handbook for the Revolution
Why we need a revolution and how we get there
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
I tried to find the latest version (2026).
French classic lit (that's not Hugo and Camus)
Some staples of French literature that might be lesser known in the English-speaking world. List not finished, and all books are available in English. Centuries currently included: 12th to 20th. Genres: Novels, poems, plays, essays.
Understanding modern life
Political nonfiction to aid unlearning
themes: liberation, decolonisation, non white authors, anti zionism, social justice, Palestine
Feminist Killjoys
Works recommended in Sara Ahmedβs The Feminist Killjoy Handbook (2023)
This list includes all works from the recommended reading list as well as feminist and anti-racist works cited in the text.
on colonialism
books with themes around colonialism, coloniality and decolonialism, feel free to drop recommendations! this list is mainly focused on latin america, but thereβs a few books from other places
revolutionary
communism, abolition, decolonialism, etc.
political books everyone should read
Rainbow of Words
Technically for the HRCYED rainbow challenge and the coat of many colors secret challenge but if you just like your color titles then I hope you find something for you!
books that changed my brain chemistry
from fiction to non-fiction, spanning across all genres
Reads to keep my mind running
