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Noname’s Book Club, started by rapper Noname (Fatimah Warner) is “an online/irl community dedicated to uplifting POC voices.” Two books, each written by an author of color, are highlighted a month. The book club encourages members to utilize their local libraries and support independent bookstores. More information here: https://www.nonamebooks.com/ Find these selections at SFPL.

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My Sister, the Serial Killer

My Sister, the Serial Killer

A Novel

by Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Book - 2018

Braithwaite's debut takes the unusual position of looking not at the mind of a serial killer or at her victims, but at the ethical dilemmas faced by the killer's family members. - Library Journal *October 2021 Selection Braithwaite's debut takes the unusual position of looking not at the mind of a serial killer or at her victims, but at the ethical dilemmas faced by the killer's family members. - Library Journal *October 2021 Selection Show less

Braithwaite's debut takes the unusual position of looking not at the mind of a serial killer or at her victims, but at the ethical dilemmas faced by the killer's family members. - Library Journal *October 2021 Selection Braithwaite's debut takes the unusual position of looking not at the mind of a serial killer or at her victims, but at the ethical dilemmas faced by the killer's family members. - Library Journal *October 2021 Selection Show less

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Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast

The Politics of Anti-fatness as Anti-Blackness

by Harrison, Da'Shaun

Book - 2021

Da’Shaun Harrison--a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer--offers an incisive, fresh, and precise exploration of anti-fatness as anti-Blacknes...Show more Da’Shaun Harrison--a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer--offers an incisive, fresh, and precise exploration of anti-fatness as anti-Blackness, foregrounding the state-sanctioned murders of fat Black men and trans and nonbinary masculine people in historical analysis. - Amazon *September 2021 Selection Show less

Da’Shaun Harrison--a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer--offers an incisive, fresh, and precise exploration of anti-fatness as anti-Blacknes...Show more Da’Shaun Harrison--a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer--offers an incisive, fresh, and precise exploration of anti-fatness as anti-Blackness, foregrounding the state-sanctioned murders of fat Black men and trans and nonbinary masculine people in historical analysis. - Amazon *September 2021 Selection Show less

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Heavy

Heavy

An American Memoir

by Laymon, Kiese

Book - 2018

A challenging memoir about black-white relations, income inequality, mother-son dynamics, Mississippi byways, lack of personal self-control, education from kindergarten through graduate school, and so much more. - Kirkus *September 2021 Selection A challenging memoir about black-white relations, income inequality, mother-son dynamics, Mississippi byways, lack of personal self-control, education from kindergarten through graduate school, and so much more. - Kirkus *September 2021 Selection Show less

A challenging memoir about black-white relations, income inequality, mother-son dynamics, Mississippi byways, lack of personal self-control, education from kindergarten through graduate school, and so much more. - Kirkus *September 2021 Selection A challenging memoir about black-white relations, income inequality, mother-son dynamics, Mississippi byways, lack of personal self-control, education from kindergarten through graduate school, and so much more. - Kirkus *September 2021 Selection Show less

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The Skin I'm in

The Skin I'm in

by Flake, Sharon G.

Book - 1998

In Flake's [classic novel], Maleeka Madison feels like a freak in her inner-city middle school. The kids pick on her because she's "the darkest, wor...Show more In Flake's [classic novel], Maleeka Madison feels like a freak in her inner-city middle school. The kids pick on her because she's "the darkest, worst-dressed thing in school" and because she gets good grades. - Booklist *September 2021 Selection Show less

In Flake's [classic novel], Maleeka Madison feels like a freak in her inner-city middle school. The kids pick on her because she's "the darkest, wor...Show more In Flake's [classic novel], Maleeka Madison feels like a freak in her inner-city middle school. The kids pick on her because she's "the darkest, worst-dressed thing in school" and because she gets good grades. - Booklist *September 2021 Selection Show less

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Looking for Lorraine

Looking for Lorraine

The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry

by Perry, Imani

Book - 2018

Throughout this animated and inspiring biography, Perry reminds us that the "battles Lorraine fought are still before us: exploitation of the poor, racism, neocolonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. -Kirkus *August 2021 Selection Throughout this animated and inspiring biography, Perry reminds us that the "battles Lorraine fought are still before us: exploitation of the poor, racism, neocolonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. -Kirkus *August 2021 Selection Show less

Throughout this animated and inspiring biography, Perry reminds us that the "battles Lorraine fought are still before us: exploitation of the poor, racism, neocolonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. -Kirkus *August 2021 Selection Throughout this animated and inspiring biography, Perry reminds us that the "battles Lorraine fought are still before us: exploitation of the poor, racism, neocolonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. -Kirkus *August 2021 Selection Show less

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

by X, Malcolm

Book - 1999

A fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the op...Show more A fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. - Amazon *August 2021 Selection Show less

A fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the op...Show more A fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. - Amazon *August 2021 Selection Show less

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Homegoing

Homegoing

by Gyasi, Yaa

Book - 2016

A novel of sharply drawn character studies immersed in more than 250 hard, transformative years in the African-American diaspora. - Kirkus *July 2021 Selection A novel of sharply drawn character studies immersed in more than 250 hard, transformative years in the African-American diaspora. - Kirkus *July 2021 Selection Show less

A novel of sharply drawn character studies immersed in more than 250 hard, transformative years in the African-American diaspora. - Kirkus *July 2021 Selection A novel of sharply drawn character studies immersed in more than 250 hard, transformative years in the African-American diaspora. - Kirkus *July 2021 Selection Show less

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A Little Devil in America

A Little Devil in America

Notes in Praise of Black Performance

by Abdurraqib, Hanif

Book - 2021

Told with humor and grace, Abdurraqib's stories will inspire and provoke thoughtful meditations on how Black lives matter in all areas of life and art. - *June 2021 Selection Told with humor and grace, Abdurraqib's stories will inspire and provoke thoughtful meditations on how Black lives matter in all areas of life and art. - *June 2021 Selection Show less

Told with humor and grace, Abdurraqib's stories will inspire and provoke thoughtful meditations on how Black lives matter in all areas of life and art. - *June 2021 Selection Told with humor and grace, Abdurraqib's stories will inspire and provoke thoughtful meditations on how Black lives matter in all areas of life and art. - *June 2021 Selection Show less

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The Hip Hop Wars

The Hip Hop Wars

What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters

by Rose, Tricia

Book - 2008

A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, The Hip Hop Wars concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip hop. *June 2021 Selection A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, The Hip Hop Wars concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip hop. *June 2021 Selection Show less

A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, The Hip Hop Wars concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip hop. *June 2021 Selection A potent exploration of a divisive and important subject, The Hip Hop Wars concludes with a call for the regalvanization of the progressive and creative heart of hip hop. *June 2021 Selection Show less

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Facing the Rising Sun

Facing the Rising Sun

African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity

by Horne, Gerald

Book - 2018

Since the rise of Japan as a superpower less than a century earlier, African Americans across class and ideological lines saluted the Asian nation. The li...Show more Since the rise of Japan as a superpower less than a century earlier, African Americans across class and ideological lines saluted the Asian nation. The list of supporters included Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, and particularly W.E.B. Du Bois. *May 2021 Selection Show less

Since the rise of Japan as a superpower less than a century earlier, African Americans across class and ideological lines saluted the Asian nation. The li...Show more Since the rise of Japan as a superpower less than a century earlier, African Americans across class and ideological lines saluted the Asian nation. The list of supporters included Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, and particularly W.E.B. Du Bois. *May 2021 Selection Show less

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The End of Policing

The End of Policing

by Vitale, Alex S.

Book - 2017

Why better training of police officers is inadequate to reduce strained relations between law enforcement and minority or impoverished communities and wh...Show more Why better training of police officers is inadequate to reduce strained relations between law enforcement and minority or impoverished communities and why it is necessary to completely rethink the role of police in America. - Kirkus *May 2021 Selection Show less

Why better training of police officers is inadequate to reduce strained relations between law enforcement and minority or impoverished communities and wh...Show more Why better training of police officers is inadequate to reduce strained relations between law enforcement and minority or impoverished communities and why it is necessary to completely rethink the role of police in America. - Kirkus *May 2021 Selection Show less

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This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed

How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible

by Cobb, Charles E.

Book - 2016

The author underscores how the nonviolent political demonstration was always a dangerous enterprise in which Jim Crow laws and marginalization had become ...Show more The author underscores how the nonviolent political demonstration was always a dangerous enterprise in which Jim Crow laws and marginalization had become a way of life, and on closer examination the reader is shown accounts of the many approaches in which the gun culture of the South and standing up for voting rights and equality went hand in hand. - Library Journal *April 2021 Selection Show less

The author underscores how the nonviolent political demonstration was always a dangerous enterprise in which Jim Crow laws and marginalization had become ...Show more The author underscores how the nonviolent political demonstration was always a dangerous enterprise in which Jim Crow laws and marginalization had become a way of life, and on closer examination the reader is shown accounts of the many approaches in which the gun culture of the South and standing up for voting rights and equality went hand in hand. - Library Journal *April 2021 Selection Show less

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Cane

Cane

by Toomer, Jean

Book - 1969

An innovative literary work powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer's impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Sout...Show more An innovative literary work powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer's impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Southern rural and urban life are permeated by visions of smoke, sugarcane, dusk, and fire; the northern world is pictured as a harsher reality of asphalt streets. - Novelist *April 2021 Selection Show less

An innovative literary work powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer's impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Sout...Show more An innovative literary work powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer's impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Southern rural and urban life are permeated by visions of smoke, sugarcane, dusk, and fire; the northern world is pictured as a harsher reality of asphalt streets. - Novelist *April 2021 Selection Show less

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The Three Mothers

The Three Mothers

How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped A Nation

by Tubbs, Anna Malaika

Book - 2021

A welcome biography of three noted civil rights icons who were indelibly influenced by their mothers. - Kirkus *March 2021 Selection A welcome biography of three noted civil rights icons who were indelibly influenced by their mothers. - Kirkus *March 2021 Selection Show less

A welcome biography of three noted civil rights icons who were indelibly influenced by their mothers. - Kirkus *March 2021 Selection A welcome biography of three noted civil rights icons who were indelibly influenced by their mothers. - Kirkus *March 2021 Selection Show less

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How We Get Free

How We Get Free

Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

Book - 2017

Published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) Statement, Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor interviews five prominent blac...Show more Published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) Statement, Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor interviews five prominent black feminist leaders about the impacts this radical movement has had on American society from the time of the group's formation in the 1970s to the present day. -Library Journal *March 2021 Selection Show less

Published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) Statement, Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor interviews five prominent blac...Show more Published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) Statement, Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor interviews five prominent black feminist leaders about the impacts this radical movement has had on American society from the time of the group's formation in the 1970s to the present day. -Library Journal *March 2021 Selection Show less

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Here I Stand

Here I Stand

by Robeson, Paul

Book - 1988

A defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American society. February 2021 selection. A defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American society. February 2021 selection. Show less

A defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American society. February 2021 selection. A defiant challenge to the prevailing fear and racism that continues to characterize American society. February 2021 selection. Show less

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I Can't Date Jesus

I Can't Date Jesus

Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé

by Arceneaux, Michael

Book - 2018

This collection of humorous and contemplative essays from one of today's boldest writers on social issues discusses coming out to his mother, growing up in Houston, fire ants, fleas and being approached to join the priesthood. January 2021 selection This collection of humorous and contemplative essays from one of today's boldest writers on social issues discusses coming out to his mother, growing up in Houston, fire ants, fleas and being approached to join the priesthood. January 2021 selection Show less

This collection of humorous and contemplative essays from one of today's boldest writers on social issues discusses coming out to his mother, growing up in Houston, fire ants, fleas and being approached to join the priesthood. January 2021 selection This collection of humorous and contemplative essays from one of today's boldest writers on social issues discusses coming out to his mother, growing up in Houston, fire ants, fleas and being approached to join the priesthood. January 2021 selection Show less

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No Name in the Street

No Name in the Street

by Baldwin, James

Book - 2007

The famed author of If Beale Street Could Talk reveals his personal response to American racism and offers a new statement on the present racial crises in...Show more The famed author of If Beale Street Could Talk reveals his personal response to American racism and offers a new statement on the present racial crises in Africa and the United States, in a candid, insightful portrait of his own life, set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1960s and early 1970s. January 2021 Selection Show less

The famed author of If Beale Street Could Talk reveals his personal response to American racism and offers a new statement on the present racial crises in...Show more The famed author of If Beale Street Could Talk reveals his personal response to American racism and offers a new statement on the present racial crises in Africa and the United States, in a candid, insightful portrait of his own life, set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1960s and early 1970s. January 2021 Selection Show less

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1919

1919

Poems

by Ewing, Eve L.

Book - 2019

Ewing uses speculative and Afrofuturist lenses to recast history, and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present. December 2020 selection Ewing uses speculative and Afrofuturist lenses to recast history, and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present. December 2020 selection Show less

Ewing uses speculative and Afrofuturist lenses to recast history, and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present. December 2020 selection Ewing uses speculative and Afrofuturist lenses to recast history, and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present. December 2020 selection Show less

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther

by Haas, Jeffrey

eBook - 2019

The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. December 2020 selection The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. December 2020 selection Show less

The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. December 2020 selection The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. December 2020 selection Show less

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Our History Is the Future

Our History Is the Future

Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance

by Estes, Nick

Book - 2019

How two centuries of Indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming “Water is life” In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reser...Show more How two centuries of Indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming “Water is life” In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century. November 2020 Selection Show less

How two centuries of Indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming “Water is life” In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reser...Show more How two centuries of Indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming “Water is life” In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century. November 2020 Selection Show less

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Prison by Any Other Name

Prison by Any Other Name

The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms : The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms

by Law, Victoria

eBook - 2020

Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. The...Show more Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost-effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But many of these so-called reforms actually widen the net, weaving in new strands of punishment and control, and bringing new populations, who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment, under physical control by the state. October 2020 Selection Show less

Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. The...Show more Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost-effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But many of these so-called reforms actually widen the net, weaving in new strands of punishment and control, and bringing new populations, who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment, under physical control by the state. October 2020 Selection Show less

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Capitalism & Disability

Capitalism & Disability

Selected Writings by Marta Russell

by Russell, Marta

Book - 2019

Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. September 2020 Selection Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. September 2020 Selection Show less

Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. September 2020 Selection Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism. September 2020 Selection Show less

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Disability Visibility

Disability Visibility

First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

Book - 2020

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. September 2020 Selection One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. September 2020 Selection Show less

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. September 2020 Selection One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. September 2020 Selection Show less

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The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half

by Bennett, Brit

Book - 2020

Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a ...Show more Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins. August 2020 Selection Show less

Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a ...Show more Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins. August 2020 Selection Show less

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