555 Books to Read Now

Here is a list of 555 Books. Your next read should come from this list. ;)
This list is in no way definitive, and there are likely many books that should have been included that somehow got missed.

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12 Million Black Voices (Richard Wright)

12 Million Black Voices (Richard Wright)

2

26A (Diana Evans)

26A (Diana Evans)

3

32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)

32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)

4

72 Hour Hold (Bebe Moore Campbell)

72 Hour Hold (Bebe Moore Campbell)

5

Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (Angela Y. Davis)

Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (Angela Y. Davis)

6

African Perspectives on Colonialism (Albert Adu Boahen)

African Perspectives on Colonialism (Albert Adu Boahen)

7

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)

8

Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor)

Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor)

9

Alienation and Freedom (Frantz Fanon)

Alienation and Freedom (Frantz Fanon)

10

All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)

All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)

11

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (Maya Angelou - 1986)

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (Maya Angelou - 1986)

12

All My Friends (Marie Ndiaye)

All My Friends (Marie Ndiaye)

13

All Things Censored (Mumia Abu-Jamal)

All Things Censored (Mumia Abu-Jamal)

14

All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave (Akasha G. Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, Barbara Smith)

All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave (Akasha G. Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, Barbara Smith)

15

Almos' a Man (Richard Wright)

Almos' a Man (Richard Wright)

16

Am I Black Enough for You? (Anita Heiss)

Am I Black Enough for You? (Anita Heiss)

17

The Amen Corner (James Baldwin)

The Amen Corner (James Baldwin)

18

American Hunger (Richard Wright)

American Hunger (Richard Wright)

19

Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

20

Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)

Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)

21

An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)

An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)

22

An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)

An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)

23

And Still Peace Did Not Come (Agnes Kamara-Umunna)

And Still Peace Did Not Come (Agnes Kamara-Umunna)

24

And They Didn't Die (Lauretta Ngcobo)

And They Didn't Die (Lauretta Ngcobo)

25

Angela Davis: An Autobiography (Angela Davis)

Angela Davis: An Autobiography (Angela Davis)

26

Angry Queer Somali Boy (Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali)

Angry Queer Somali Boy (Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali)

27

Annie Allen (Gwendolyn Brooks)

Annie Allen (Gwendolyn Brooks)

28

Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)

Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)

29

Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)

Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)

30

Another Country (James Baldwin)

Another Country (James Baldwin)

31

Any Known Blood (Lawrence Hill)

Any Known Blood (Lawrence Hill)

32

Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)

Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)

33

Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)

Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)

34

At the Bottom of the River (Jamaica Kincaid)

At the Bottom of the River (Jamaica Kincaid)

35

At the Full and Change of the Moon (Dionne Brand)

36

At Home With Muhammad Ali (Hana Ali)

At Home With Muhammad Ali (Hana Ali)

37

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)

38

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

39

Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)

Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)

40

The Autobiography of My Mother

The Autobiography of My Mother

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