Recs if you like Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown...

Diverse perspectives on slavery through powerful books spanning memoir, fiction, and history. From frontline accounts to reflective histories. In collaboration with heathersdesk.

Essential literature by African American authors that changed the world, but somehow none of us were expected to read in school. Note: Most of these are available for free from Project Gutenberg.

For understanding what the hell is going on in life. Biographies, essays, histories, philosophy, etc.