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How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frus

November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM

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In "How I Know White People Are Crazy," Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter reveals how white ideology has harmed Black patients and how it dominates America's mental health practices.

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by Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD Description This psychologist is frustrated. . In the final stretch of his doctoral internship, Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter had just one more milestone to complete-...

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Paperback)

November 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Since JD Vance, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan are trending again, we recommend reading "Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America"

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by Ijeoma Oluo Description From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Be A Revolution, an "illuminating" (New York Times Book Review) history of white male ide...

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) (Pap

November 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM

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This book is about mutual aid, the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world.

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by Dean Spade Description Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world. . Around the globe, people are faced with a spiralling succession of crises, from th...

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American So

October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM

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All white women should read "They Were Her Property: White Women As Slave Owners In The American South"

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by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers Description Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History: a bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy. .Bridging w...

Charlie Kirk Copycats | Media Literacy 101 with Brandon Tillery | Episode 3 #shorts

October 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM

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Beware of Charlie Kirk Copycats! Do not engage with them! Learn more in this episode of Media Literacy 101 with Brandon Tillery.

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I Killed A Man: Handle with Care (Paperback)

October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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Cyrus Gray was incarcerated for almost 5 years in a Texas jail, charged with a murder he didn't commit. His new memoir invites readers into the depths of injustice.

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by Cyrus Gray (Xyrus) Description I Killed a Man is Cyrus Gray's gripping true story of surviving wrongful incarceration and reclaiming his identity. . Wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 5 years in Ha...

A People's History of the United States (Paperback)

September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM

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"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn tells the truth about American history with an emphasis on women, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers.

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by Howard Zinn Description Historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools--with i...

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler (Hardcover

September 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM

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Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. She was the first Black woman to consistently write and publish science fiction. Many people have read her books but not her life story. Get to know Octavia better in this new biography.

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by Robin Givhan Description A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. . ...

Amanda Seales vs 20 Black Conservatives | Media Literacy 101 with Brandon Tillery | Ep 2 #shorts

September 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM

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In Episode 2 of our original series "Media Literacy 101," Brandon Tillery explains how the Amanda Seales vs 20 Black Conservatives debate on Jubilee exposed right-wing talking points + proved why reading books matters.

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Jillian Michaels is historically illiterate

August 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM

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Jillian Michaels should read "They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South" by Stephanie Jones-Rogers.

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. Historical illiteracy is the failure to understand the events, people, and forces that shaped the world we live in—and to think critically about how the past connects to the present. This includes: ...

August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM

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Jillian Michaels went on CNN last week and repeated lies about chattel slavery that have fueled anti-Blackness for centuries. That’s what we call being historically illiterate. So, here's a reading list just for her :)

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Amanda Seales sat in a room with 20 Black Conservatives on Jubilee’s Surrounded and walked away the clear winner. Why? Because she’s well-read. Last year, Amanda shared the books that shaped her radic...

August 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM

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Amanda Seales just sat in a room with 20 Black Conservatives on Jubilee’s Surrounded and walked away the clear winner.

Why? Because she’s well-read.

Here's a list of books that have shaped her perspective.

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Can't Get Enough (Paperback)

August 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM

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Today is Bookstore Romance Day 💕

“Can’t Get Enough” by Kennedy Ryan flips romance tropes with wit, heart & heat. Hendrix’s perfect life unravels when tech mogul Maverick storms in.

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by Kennedy Ryan Description Can't Get Enough balances brutal emotion, whip-smart humor, and delicious spice. Moving, romantic, and thrumming with life, this is Ryan's best work yet. . Hendrix Barry li...

SUPPORT BLACK CREATORS #culture

August 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM

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Brandon Tillery explains why you need to support Black creators.

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TikTok Told You Wrong: Juneteenth Is a Black American Holiday. Full Stop. | Every Day Is Juneteenth

June 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM

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"Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias And The Struggle For Equality" by Tanya Katerí Hernández demonstrates that it's possible for a historically marginalized group to experience discrimination and also be discriminatory.

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June 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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There are several TikTok videos and Instagram Threads claiming that Juneteenth is not a Black American holiday. This is not only false but intentional erasure.

Here are 10 questions to ask in response to TikTok disinformation about Juneteenth.

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June 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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EVERY DAY IS JUNETEENTH ✊🏾

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June 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM

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TikTok Told You Wrong! Harriet Tubman was a real person!

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