My Year in Books 2019

I have been reading (and rereading) a lot of books this year.  I made a list not only to share my reading habits but also to hold myself accountable to continue reading.  My new year’s resolution every year is to read more books, and I think I have achieved that!  

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Looking For Lorraine by Imani Perry

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn

Paul Robeson: A Watched Man by Jordan Goodman

War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence by Ronan Farrow

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

The Queen by Josh Levin

Vegan Eats: Tasty Plant-Based Recipes for Every Day by Rachel Ama

Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers by Elaine Mokhtefi

Grand Union by Zadie Smith

Black Software: The Internet and Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter by Charlton McIlwain

Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by Charlene Carruthers

Dear Ijeawele or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney

Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies by Dick Gregory

A Terrible Thing To Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assaults on the American Mind by Harriet Washington

Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art by Dale Rosengarten

Our Rainbow Queen: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and Her Colorful Wardrobe by Sali Hughes

The Beautiful Ones by Prince

Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams

The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy Tyson

The Handbag: An Illustrated History by Caroline Cox

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah by Kwame Nkrumah (I was so excited to get a second edition copy of this from my local thrift shop!)