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Books Written by Black Women That Should Be Required Reading - Page 3

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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Jubilee
Jubilee
81
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
82
Dorothy Roberts
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
83
Octavia Butler
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak!
84
Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday)
Lady Sings the Blues
85
Billie Holiday
Love (Toni Morrison)
Love
86
Toni Morrison
Mediocre (Ijeoma Oluo)
Mediocre
87
Ijeoma Oluo
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love
88
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
89
Jesmyn Ward
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
90
Nalo Hopkinson
Mother of All Myths (Aminatta Forna)
Mother of All Myths
91
Aminatta Forna
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
92
Helen Oyeyemi
Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Mules and Men
93
Zora Neale Hurston
My Soul to Take (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Take
94
Tananarive Due
Nappy Hair (Carolivia Herron)
Nappy Hair
95
Carolivia Herron
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
96
Sojourner Truth
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
97
Alexander
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (Nikki Giovanni)
Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection
98
Nikki Giovanni
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
Of One Blood by Pauline Hopkins
99
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
100
Zadie Smith
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
101
Chika Unigwe
The Origin of Others (Toni Morrison)
The Origin of Others
102
Toni Morrison
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise
103
Our Black Year (Maggie Anderson)
Our Black Year
104
Maggie Anderson
Our Nig
Our Nig
105
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
106
Octavia E. Butler
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
107
Toni Morrison
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
108
Nella Larsen
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
109
Toni Morrison
Plum Bun
Plum Bun
110
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
111
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Prisoner's Wife (Asha Bandele)
The Prisoner's Wife
112
Asha Bandele
Push (Sapphire)
Push
113
Sapphire
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
114
Veronique Tadjo
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
115
Nella Larsen
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
116
Lorraine Hansberry
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
117
Janet Mock
Report From Planet Midnight (Nalo Hopkinson)
Report From Planet Midnight
118
Nalo Hopkinson
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
119
Jesmyn Ward
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King
120
Maaza Mengiste
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