This book explores how racism is deeply rooted in capitalist agendas aimed at wealth creation and retention. Dating back to the 16th century, it speaks on racism being a carefully crafted tool that helped, and still aids, capitalism. A thought-provoking look at White allyship and racial coalition that confronts Whiteness by telling White people to accept that colonisation, imperialism and racism is at the root of their current privilege.
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Books selected by our editors, readers and social networks that will enrich your understanding of the world and help you see life through a new lens. Please note we do not receive any compensation for the books that we feature.
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What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri -
The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters by Sean B. CarrollComplex biological systems, whether they are regulating cells or massive ecosystems of co-dependant species, are kept in balance using some simple inherent laws of nature. This book is an excellent introduction to such regulatory laws. It explains how humans have wreaked havoc in the natural world because of a lack of understanding of how ecological rules regulate the number and kinds of animals and plants in a given place.
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The Awakening of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. JacksonA powerful narrative account of the activist Malcolm X's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson. In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm grapples with race, politics religion and justice in the 1940s. And as his time in jail comes to an end, he begins to awaken—emerging from prison more than just Malcolm Little: now, he is Malcolm X.
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-WellsWallace-Wells’ book outlines how the future can still be salvaged despite the damage humanity has already done. It also addresses why we, as a species, are so indifferent to climate change despite all the information we have about its disastrous consequences. He lays out exactly what is at stake if we do not take the steps to rectify the damage we have already wrecked upon the environment.
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