{"id":3616,"date":"2024-04-25T22:35:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T02:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editorsvision.com\/collage\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:21:00","slug":"ten-books-to-help-inspire-educate-and-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/editorsvision.com\/collage\/2024\/04\/25\/ten-books-to-help-inspire-educate-and-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Books to Help Inspire, Educate, and Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3616\" class=\"elementor elementor-3616\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989bfe2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"989bfe2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ee193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ee193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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What a waste of time, right? What can a couple of old books tell me about the world that I don\u2019t already know?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It turns out \u2014 quite a lot. Reading and educating yourself about disparities, injustice, and change doesn\u2019t stop when you close the pages of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Raisin in the Sun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in middle school. It\u2019s our responsibility as citizens to stay educated, constantly challenge our thoughts, and inspire others. Although most activism education comes from social media these days, reading is an important vehicle to help us comprehend and engage.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books about activism and change help you form your own thoughts, ideas, and theories using the words and voices of those who&#8217;ve come before us as guidance. And it doesn\u2019t even need to be some dusty old book about political theory.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are ten books that can help educate, inspire, and change you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/emergentstrategy.html\"><b>Emergent Strategy<\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/emergentstrategy.html\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-de7540a-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-de7540a-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-de7540a-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-de7540a-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-de7540a-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Adrienne Maree Brown<br><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Topics:&nbsp; Systemic Injustice, Racism, Environmentalism, Spirituality, Capitalism<\/i><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you love science fiction and philosophy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/emergentstrategy.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergent Strategy<\/span><\/i> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/featured-products\/emergent-strategy-series.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">associated books <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are a great place to start your reading journey. This new take on a self-help book uses the miracle of nature, emotions, and Afro-futurism to inspire readers to work towards changing the political atmosphere, the environment, and the overall planet. Brown was inspired by science fiction legend <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octavia Butler&#8217;s exploration of change in humans and utilizes this analysis in the book to talk about hard-to-digest topics such as late-stage capitalism, environmental collapse, white supremacy, and hetero-patriarchy without losing hope for a better tomorrow.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hood-feminism-mikki-kendall\/1131993623;jsessionid=9487C5B4C9C7EE27D8359D321594EEAA.prodny_store02-atgap04?ean=9780525560562\"><b>Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Mikki Kendall<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Systemic Injustice, Racism, White Feminism, Patriarchy, Education, Poverty, Violence<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feminism has become mainstream, but it would be fantastic if we didn&#8217;t leave behind certain groups of women while breaking the glass ceiling. In this nonfiction book, Kendall analyzes how modern-day feminism forgot about Women of Color and the different struggles they must overcome to be treated equally in a world that abandoned them. It&#8217;s brutally candid, consequential, and beautiful, with essays about homelessness, poverty, health and education disparities, and domestic violence. It\u2019s pretty much required reading for those who consider themselves feminists and is a staple in intersectional activism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/mutualaidbuildingsolidarity.html\"><b>Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Dean Spade<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Covid-19, Climate Change, Mass Incarceration, Immigration, Wealth Inequality<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interdependence is a difficult concept to imagine. People from every corner of the world, coming together, without governments getting in the way, to help each other? Sounds impossible. But, through mutual aid, a grassroots activism concept that Dean Spade teaches in this handbook, it may be within reach. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akpress.org\/mutualaidbuildingsolidarity.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a guide for organizing your community and meeting their needs in times of urgency. Although different from other activism books you may pick up due to its practicality, this book offers concrete tools to create fundamental social movements.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/citylights.com\/praxis\/next-amer-revolution-sustainable\/\"><b>The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Grace Lee Boggs, Scott Kurashige, Danny Glover (Foreword)<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Racial Inequality, Feminism, Poverty, Immigrant Rights, Xenophobia, Urban Communities<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are still searching for what activism and fighting for change means to you, this book may offer some guidance. Boggs, a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community activist from Detroit who was 96 when the book was published, recalls her time as a member of many social movements and explains how she inspired others during the height of change in the 1900s. The book is less of an instruction manual and more of a helping hand in envisioning actual change and revolution. Boggs died in 2015 at the age of 100, but her story continues to inspire today\u2019s activists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/688504\/year-of-the-tiger-by-alice-wong\/\"><b>Year of the Tiger: An Activist&#8217;s Life<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Alice Wong<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Systemic Injustice, Racism, Xenophobia, Ableism<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Visibility Project (DVP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an online platform dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability culture. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/688504\/year-of-the-tiger-by-alice-wong\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year of the Tiger: An Activist\u2019s Life<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, DVP\u2019s founder, Alice Wong, combines essays, conversations, images, and artworks to tell her story \u2014 the life of a Chinese American with spinal muscular atrophy. In this memoir, she shares her love for pop culture, food, and both of her communities while untangling the ableism and xenophobia she has battled throughout her life. Wong\u2019s writing is transformative, expansive, and brilliant, touching upon the richness of disabled life and combating stereotypes of what healing really means.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/600136\/our-history-is-the-future-by-nick-estes\/\"><b>Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Nick Estes<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Environmentalism, Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing that activism is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an intergenerational story with decades of history and struggle is crucial. We didn\u2019t start these battles, but we can try to finish them. Estes explores this concept by unpacking the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement. This young writer analyzes one of the most significant protests this generation has ever seen while weaving it into indigenous resistance from hundreds of years of history. It is a powerful, gut-wrenching, yet touching book, with first-hand accounts from indigenous activists on top of years of research.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?isbn=0896086054&amp;clickid=VGRwZ%3A3KyxyPWqC0SGXw5XT7UkH3Q-WRIxd2xk0&amp;cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&amp;ref=imprad64613&amp;afn_sr=impact&amp;ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416\"><b>Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Eli Clare<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Ableism, Poverty, LGBTQ+ issues, Homophobia, Disability Activism, Environmentalism<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although a little older than some of the other books on this list, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?isbn=0896086054&amp;clickid=VGRwZ%3A3KyxyPWqC0SGXw5XT7UkH3Q-WRIxd2xk0&amp;cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&amp;ref=imprad64613&amp;afn_sr=impact&amp;ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still stands alone as one of the most groundbreaking stories of exploration, love and social justice. The book, which is a mix of prose, personal essay, and political analysis, explores how Clare felt living in rural America, which had little room for a queer or disabled community, and how this led to a loss of connection with the land and nature he once called home. It is a story filled with unanswered questions, self-determination, and the search for peace in exile.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/111678\/at-the-dark-end-of-the-street-by-danielle-l-mcguire\/\"><b>At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance: A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Danielle L. McGuire<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Racism, Systemic Injustice, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Violence<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone knows the story of Rosa Parks. Or, at least, they know the watered-down version taught in schools. This book delves into the part of the story people like to forget \u2014 the mass sexual violence committed against black women by white men throughout history and how Parks launched a movement that exposed these ritualistic assaults years before she sat on that bus. McGuire goes beyond what primary historians did, uncovering the darkest parts of the civil rights movement and writing a terrifying yet illuminating depiction of the tragedies <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recy Taylor and hundreds of other women faced.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?isbn=0374312710&amp;clickid=VGRwZ%3A3KyxyPWqC0SGXw5XT7UkH3kIR5Ixd2xk0&amp;cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&amp;ref=imprad64613&amp;afn_sr=impact&amp;ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416\"><b>All Boys Aren&#8217;t Blue<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: George M. Johnson<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Racism, Systemic Injustice, LGBTQ+ issues, Homophobia, Transphobia, Patriarchy, Masculinity<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For activists, if a book is considered one of the country&#8217;s most banned pieces of literature, it is probably a book you want to read.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?isbn=0374312710&amp;clickid=VGRwZ%3A3KyxyPWqC0SGXw5XT7UkH3kIR5Ixd2xk0&amp;cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&amp;ref=imprad64613&amp;afn_sr=impact&amp;ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Boys Aren\u2019t Blue<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a memoir and manifesto about growing up as a queer man of color, is banned in at least 29 school districts because of its in-depth discussion of LGBTQ+ issues and \u201csexual content.\u201d It is structured in a series of short but powerful personal essays, making this a quick and compelling read. Each piece is a mix of beauty, pain, sadness, and love and is a reminder of why life is worth fighting for.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/SearchResults?isbn=1546029419&amp;clickid=VGRwZ%3A3KyxyPWqC0SGXw5XT7UkH3kZ05Ixd2xk0&amp;cm_mmc=aff-_-ir-_-64613-_-77416&amp;ref=imprad64613&amp;afn_sr=impact&amp;ref_=aff_ir_64613_77416\"><b>I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Tyler Merritt<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topics: Racism, Systemic Injustice, Religion, Police Brutality<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyler Merritt, as seen on Jimmy Kimmel, in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports Illustrated<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released multiple viral videos about the Black community and police brutality that became the platform on which the book was built. Merritt welcomes readers into his world, life as a black man in the film, music, and theater industries, and, using humor and emotion, talks about bringing happiness to a world filled with anger and sadness. There is also a historical aspect of the book, where he informs readers about sharecropping, lynching, Christianity, and Black family dynamics and how they impact his community today. 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