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• An African History of Africa

  From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

  Badawi, Zeinab, 1959-

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  Nonfiction. This sweeping historical survey traces Africa's rich legacy from prehistory to the present, exploring ancient civilizations, medieval empires and colonialism's impact, while highlighting African voices and perspectives to offer a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Witness

  Stories

  Brinkley, Jamel

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  Fiction. In his dazzling sophomore collection, Brinkley digs into the promises and dangers of intimacy and the costs of speaking up or staying silent… Throughout, Brinkley crafts unforgettable portraits, humming with barely restrained tension, of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Màgòdiz

  Calderón, Gabe

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  Fiction. Calderón's writing, elegantly infused with Anishinaabe stories and language, feels modern and urgent in its message, while being grounded in traditions old enough to touch the roots of a dying world and help regrow them. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Young Person's Illustrated Guide to American Fascism

  Coe, Sue, 1951-

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  Teen Nonfiction. Designed especially to inform and activate young readers, these pages pay particular attention to the threats facing the most basic tenets of American democracy… (Publisher description)

• VenCo

  a Novel

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  Fiction. A coven of diverse modern-day witches must band together to discover their seventh and final member before they’re hunted down. (Kirkus)

• Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal

  El-Kurd, Mohammed

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  Nonfiction. Perfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal, an ode to the steadfastness of the nation. (Publisher description)

• A Short History of Trans Misogyny

  Gill-Peterson, Jules

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  Nonfiction. Award-winning historian Jules Gill-Peterson takes us from the bustling port cities of New York and New Orleans to the streets of London and Paris in search of the emergence of modern trans misogyny. (Publisher description)

• Grandmothers, Our Grandmothers

  Remembering the "comfort Women" of World War II

  Han, Sŭng-wŏn, 1939-

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  Teen Nonfiction. Based on Seong-won's interviews, the volume sensitively depicts the activism of… "comfort women"… and their participation in the "longest running single protest in the world," which began in 1992 and which calls for an apology from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let This Radicalize You

  Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

  Hayes, Kelly (Activist)

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  Nonfiction. What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing… This book is intended to aid and empower activists and organizers as they attempt to map their own journeys through the work of justice-making.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before We Were Trans

  a New History of Gender

  Heyam, Kit, 1990-

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  Nonfiction. In this highly informative text, Heyam, a U.K.--based queer history activist and trans awareness trainer, tells a wide variety of pertinent stories that are often left out of the trans narrative… A capable, worthy demonstration of how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Refuse

  a Forceful History of Black Resistance

  Jackson, Kellie Carter

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  Nonfiction. A sharp alternative history of Black responses to white supremacy… an uncompromising yet accessible rejoinder to conventional wisdom about race and violence in the U.S. (Kirkus)

• Fight Like Hell

  the Untold History of American Labor

  Kelly, Kim (Journalist)

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  Nonfiction. Journalist and union organizer Kelly debuts with a rousing look at the contributions of marginalized groups to the U.S. labor movement. Shedding new light on key players and episodes within a diverse range of industries--from textile and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beasts of a Little Land

  a Novel

  Kim, Juhea

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  Fiction. In this extraordinary historical novel, debut author Kim weaves together the story of friends and rivals trying to survive and thrive from the era of the Japanese occupation of Korea to the political purges of the mid-20th century. (Kirkus)

• A Land With a People

  Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism : a Collection of Personal Stories, History, Poetry, and Art

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  Nonfiction. In giving us everyday narratives of Palestinian courage and resilience, alongside accounts of a growing Jewish resistance to Zionism, the book offers a collective story of fierce struggles against racism and apartheid… a story that holds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dispossessed

  a Novel

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  Fiction. Fifty years later, Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel about utopian anarchists is as relevant as ever… Inexhaustibly rich and wise. (Scientific American)

• It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful

  How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic

  Lowery, Jack (Writer)

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  Nonfiction. Editor Lowery debuts with a fascinating study of how art galvanized AIDS activism in the 1980s and '90s. He documents how a small group of activists in New York City developed the symbol of a pink triangle on a black background…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unshrinking

  How to Face Fatphobia

  Manne, Kate

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  Nonfiction. A brave, thought-provoking book. With rigorous research and personal experience, Manne tackles and dismantles fatphobia in all its forms. (Kirkus)

• Puerto Rico

  a National History

  Meléndez Badillo, Jorell A.

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  Nonfiction. Framing the narrative with his own family’s story… Meléndez-Badillo finds hope for a brighter future in Puerto Ricans themselves, especially in emerging leaders from a younger generation inspired by the ‘collective rage’ in Bad Bunny’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• By the Fire We Carry

  the Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land

  Nagle, Rebecca,

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  Nonfiction. A Cherokee journalist unpacks the landmark 2020 Supreme Court case that recognized the eastern half of the state of Oklahoma as Indian country. (Kirkus)

• We Will Be Jaguars

  a Memoir of My People

  Nenquimo, Nemonte, 1985-

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  Nonfiction. A young woman’s life among her people in the Ecuadorian rainforest, battling the onslaught of bulldozers and oil wells...An essential memoir of Indigenous resistance to economic subjugation and cultural extinction. (Kirkus)