Two books are recommended for gaining more insight into this topic. First, a powerful book, When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullers and Asha Bandele. Khan-Cullers' early life of poverty and police brutality and the treatment of her mentally ill brother in prison was especially heart breaking. Events of her own life and injustice in the country led her to forming Black Lives Matter along with Alisa Garza and Opal Tometi. It is enlightening and inspiring to understand how BLM started and it is a call to action.
Second, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story orchestrated by The New York Times Magazine led by MacArthur and Pulitizer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones covers the lives of Blacks in America from 1619 to 2020. The consequences of slavery and contributions of Black Americans are the center of this story. The history covered here is often little known but very significant. Our government has taken two steps forward for Blacks and one step backward, so progress is slow and uncertain. The book contains essays, photos and poetry, something for every reader. How did we get to this place in America where poverty and injustice are still the lot of Blacks who have contributed to this country through their free labor, their music, storytelling, art and their worship. The book is a call to action for voting rights, housing, healthcare, education and job opportunities
Undoing Systematic White Supremacy Book Suggestions