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Books Written by Black Women That Should Be Required Reading - Page 2

It's OK to feel lost and not have the answers. And it's OK to not immediately understand or relate to others' very-real struggles and conflicts. But instead of sitting back, throwing your hands up, and moving on with your life in that bubble of yours, why not take action to educate yourself? Why not expand your worldview? The easiest way to do so is by picking up a book — particularly books written by and from the perspective of profound, intelligent, witty, award-winning Black women authors.
From tackling topics of race, poverty, and violence, to curating a collection of provocative essays about feminism and culture, ahead are books written by Black women that should be required reading for everyone.
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
41
Alice Walker
Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
Coming of Age in Mississippi
42
Anne Moody
Daddy Was a Number Runner (Louise Meriwether)
Daddy Was a Number Runner
43
Louise Meriwether
The Darkest Child
The Darkest Child
44
Daughter (Asha Bandele)
Daughter
45
Asha Bandele
Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash)
Daughters of the Dust
46
Julie Dash
The Devil That Danced on the Water (Aminatta Forna)
The Devil That Danced on the Water
47
Aminatta Forna
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
48
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
49
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Barbara Ransby)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision
50
Barbara Ransby
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones
51
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
Feminist Theory From Margin to Centre
52
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
53
N. K. Jemisin
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
54
Octavia E. Butler
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
55
Ntozake Shange
The Friends (Rosa Guy)
The Friends
56
Rosa Guy
Gathering of Waters (Bernice L. McFadden)
Gathering of Waters
57
Bernice L. McFadden
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
58
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
59
Heidi W. Durrow
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
60
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
61
Chinelo Okparanta
Head off and Split (Nikky Finney)
Head off and Split
62
Nikky Finney
Her Stories (Virginia Hamilton)
Her Stories
63
Virginia Hamilton
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology (Various)
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology
64
Various
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Homegirls and Handgrenades
65
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
66
Yaa Gyasi
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
67
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
How to Love a Jamaican
68
Alexia Arthurs
How We Fight White Supremacy (Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin)
How We Fight White Supremacy
69
Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
70
NK Jemisin
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
71
Roxane Gay
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
72
Maya Angelou
I Put a Spell on You
I Put a Spell on You
73
If It Wasn't for the Women (Cheryl Townsend Gilkes)
If It Wasn't for the Women
74
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes
I'm Still Here (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here
75
Austin Channing Brown
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying (Bassey Ikpi)
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying
76
Bassey Ikpi
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
77
Alice Walker
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
78
Harriet Jacobs
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy
79
Frances Harper
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
80
Buchi Emecheta
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