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Books Written by Black Women That Should Be Required Reading - Page 4

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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Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
121
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
122
Jesmyn Ward
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
123
Melissa Harris-Perry
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
124
Audre Lorde
Sisters in the Wilderness (Delores S. Williams)
Sisters in the Wilderness
125
Delores S. Williams
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
126
The Skin I'm in (Sharon G. Flake)
The Skin I'm In
127
Sharon G. Flake
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
128
Andrea Levy
A Small Place
A Small Place
129
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
130
Mariama Bâ
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race
131
Ijeoma Oluo
Some Sing, Some Cry (Ntozake Shange)
Some Sing, Some Cry
132
Ntozake Shange
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
133
Toni Morrison
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations (Toni Morrison)
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
134
Toni Morrison
Southern Horrors and Other Writings (Ida B. Wells)
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
135
Ida B. Wells
The Street
The Street
136
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
137
Toni Morrison
The Taste of Salt (Martha Southgate)
The Taste of Salt
138
Martha Southgate
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Warsan Shire)
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
139
Warsan Shire
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
140
Alice Walker
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
141
Zora Neale Hurston
Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick
142
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
143
Toni Cade Bambara
Topdog/Underdog (Suzan Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
144
Suzan Lori Parks
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
145
Yaa Gyasi
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
146
Ayana Mathis
Ugly Ways (Tina McElroy Ansa)
Ugly Ways
147
Tina McElroy Ansa
Unbought and Unbossed
Unbought and Unbossed
148
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
149
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
150
Isabel Wilkerson
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
151
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
152
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Wedding (Dorothy West)
The Wedding
153
Dorothy West
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl
154
Glory Edim
Wench (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Wench
155
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
156
Lesley Nneka Arimah
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction (Toni Morrison)
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction
157
Toni Morrison
When and Where I Enter (Paula Giddings)
When and Where I Enter
158
Paula Giddings
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost (Joan Morgan)
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost
159
Joan Morgan
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele)
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
160
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
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