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!)