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Racism & racial identitybooks

Below are the best books we could find on Racism and racial identity.

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Black Theology and Black Power

The classic work of Black Theology—still relevant and challenging after 50 years—with a new introduction by Cornel West First published in 1969, Black Theology and Black Power provided the first systematic presentation of Black Theology, while also introducing the voice of an African American...

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Citizens but Not Americans: Race and Belonging among Latino Millennials (Latina/o Sociology, 8)

An exploration of how race shapes Latino millennials’ notions of national belonging Latino millennials constitute the second largest segment of the millennial population. By sheer numbers they will inevitably have a significant social, economic, and political impact on U.S. society.

Nilda Flores-González

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Asian American Sexual Politics: The Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

Asian American Sexual Politics explores the topics of beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans.

Rosalind S. Chou

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Risks of Faith: The Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation 1968–1998

Risks of Faith offers for the first time the best of noted theologian James H. Cone’s essays, including several new pieces.

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Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition

Increasingly, the demands of identity direct the world’s politics. Nation, religion, sect, race, ethnicity, gender: these categories have overtaken broader, inclusive ideas of who we are. We have built walls rather than bridges.

Francis Fukuyama

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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed America’s systemic abuse of Black women’s bodies.

Dorothy Roberts

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The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race

Is race only about the color of your skin? In The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo shows that what “color” you are depends largely on your social context. Filipino Americans, for example, helped establish the Asian American movement and are classified by the U.S. Census as Asian.

Anthony Christian Ocampo

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Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity

Young Latinos across the United States are redefining their identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways.

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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden on the public health care system.

Sabrina Strings

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A Black Theology of Liberation: 50th Anniversary Edition

With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological voices in North America.

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