In honor of Black History Month, I want to share a few of my favorite books by Black authors. Some of these are classics that have shaped my thinking for many years and some I discovered more recently. Each of these books and authors have impacted my life and my work in a significant way.
Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
Women, Race and Class by Angela Y. Davis
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black by bell hooks
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
Kindred by Octavia Butler
I hope that you will check out some of these titles and authors, and if you know of a book that you think I would like, please drop me a line and tell me about it.