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Comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host Phoebe Robinson explains, in her own words, how black women must navigate old prejudices and new absurdities every single day. It explores pop culture, systematic racism, feminism, and politics with wit and lots of heart, while still managing the skewer the biases we continue to uphold on a daily basis. Get it from [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/books/you-can-t-touch-my-hair-and-other-things-i-still-have-to-explain/9780143129202) for $14.72.

_You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain_ by Phoebe Robinson

_The Color of Law_ is a complete history of the modern metropolis that highlights how de jure segregation―the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments — led to the discriminatory patterns and segregated living we still see today. Topics include the explicit racial zoning of the 1920s, the harmful urban planning of the 1950s, and how The Fair Housing Act of 1968 just didn't quite deliver. Get it from [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/books/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/9781631494536) for $16.51.

_The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America_ by Richard Rothstein

This meditation on black voting rights throughout US history is part-memoir, part historical narrative, and part social analysis. Darryl Pickney utilizes his own memories of growing up during the civil rights era along with the work of scholars and writings of black activists like Martin Luther King Jr. to comment on continued efforts to exclude black citizens from the voting process. In today's political climate, this should be considered required reading. Get it from [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/books/blackballed-the-black-vote-and-us-democracy/9781590177693) for $16.95.

_Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy_ by Darryl Pickney

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If You Haven't Read Any Of The 28 Anti-Racist Books On This List, Let Us Recommend One!

Recently, BuzzFeed News published an Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism to help white and non-black people of color get started on recognizing their privilege, amplifying black voices, and taking anti-racist action. How many have you read?

If You Haven't Read Any Of The 28 Anti-Racist Books On This List, Let Us Recommend One!

Recently, BuzzFeed News published an Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism to help white and non-black people of color get started on recognizing their privilege, amplifying black voices, and taking anti-racist action. How many have you read?

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