Jas’ Bookshelf
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
In this powerful collection of essays, interviews, and speeches, Angela Y. Davis connects historical and global struggles against state violence and oppression, emphasizing the relevance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism.
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
In I'm Still Here, Austin Channing Brown, a compelling new voice on racial justice, recounts her experiences growing up Black, Christian, and female in predominantly white, middle-class America.
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
In Belly of the Beast, Da’Shaun Harrison explores the intersections of anti-fatness and anti-Blackness, focusing on how these forms of discrimination compound for fat Black individuals in the United States.
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
In this powerful anthology, Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a diverse group of Black writers, artists, and thinkers to explore vulnerability and shame resilience from the Black experience.
Tenderness: An Honoring of my Black Queer Joy and Rage
What would it mean if tenderness could hold a simultaneous existence of joy and rage?
Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance
"Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance" by Francesca T. Royster is a powerful memoir that explores the complexities of race, adoption, and family from a Black, queer, and feminist perspective.