[{"id":"636a1041958fe900087a37d7","kind":"book","slug":"rule-makers-rule-breakers-en","title":"Rule Makers, Rule Breakers","subtitle":"How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World","subtitleHtmlSafe":"How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World","aboutTheBook":"

Rule Makers, Rule Breakers (2018) explores the idea that cultural diversity in our thoughts and behavior derives from how loosely or tightly we stick to social norms. Diving into topics such as why Germans set their clocks so accurately or why the DaimlerChrysler merger was doomed to fail, it pulls from decades of research to shed light on the roots of cultural diversity and their implications for the modern world.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Michele Gelfand, PhD, is the John H. Schully professor of cross-cultural management and organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and professor of psychology at Stanford University. Her work on cultural differences has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, NYC News, the Economist, and on NPR, among others. She is a past president of the International Association for Conflict Management and has published in premier scientific outlets including Science, Annual Review of Psychology, and Journal of Applied Psychology. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en/purchase","author":"Michele Gelfand","truncatedAuthor":"Michele Gelfand","sourceAuthor":"Michele Gelfand","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/rule-makers-rule-breakers-en?play=1","readingDuration":25,"minutesToRead":25,"publishedAt":"2022-11-08T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/636a1041958fe900087a37d7/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Society & Culture","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en"},"averageRating":null,"totalRatings":4,"categories":[{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"63623c5d66a1730008145833","kind":"book","slug":"women-race-and-class-en","title":"Women, Race & Class","subtitle":"An Alternative View of the Feminist Struggle for Liberation","subtitleHtmlSafe":"An Alternative View of the Feminist Struggle for Liberation","aboutTheBook":"

Women, Race and Class (1981) is a collection of essays that expose how racism, sexism, and classism intertwined in the struggle for women’s suffrage in the United States. With special emphasis on the historical missteps of the mainstream feminist movement, it charts a path for an anti-racist and anti-classist feminism.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Angela Yvonne Davis is a celebrated author, academic, and activist born in Birmingham, Alabama. She obtained her PhD in philosophy from Humboldt University in Berlin, and is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is widely recognized for her lifelong activism combating various forms of oppression.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/women-race-and-class-en/purchase","author":"Angela Y. Davis","truncatedAuthor":"Angela Y. Davis","sourceAuthor":"Angela Y. Davis","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/women-race-and-class-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/women-race-and-class-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/women-race-and-class-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/women-race-and-class-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/women-race-and-class-en?play=1","readingDuration":19,"minutesToRead":19,"publishedAt":"2022-11-04T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/63623c5d66a1730008145833/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":4,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.4,"totalRatings":46,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"625078f66cee070008f33824","kind":"book","slug":"the-1619-project-en","title":"The 1619 Project","subtitle":"A New Origin Story","subtitleHtmlSafe":"A New Origin Story","aboutTheBook":"

The 1619 Project (2021) is an anthology of essays investigating the origins of the slave trade in America, and how it has shaped what the country would become. It’s also an exploration of how we create history, and how these stories shape our political present. The essays are accompanied by fictional excerpts and poetry, bringing to life the experiences of enslaved people in America.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine, and creator of the 1619 Project. She has received a MacArthur Foundation Grant as well as a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the 2018 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism from Columbia University. In 2016, Hannah-Jones founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting with the aim of supporting the work of investigative reporters of color.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/the-1619-project-en/purchase","author":"Nikole Hannah-Jones","truncatedAuthor":"Nikole Hannah-Jones","sourceAuthor":"Nikole Hannah-Jones","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-1619-project-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/the-1619-project-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/the-1619-project-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-1619-project-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-1619-project-en?play=1","readingDuration":27,"minutesToRead":27,"publishedAt":"2022-04-10T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/625078f66cee070008f33824/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":5,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.1,"totalRatings":459,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"507445d4e4b0c9817ab36591","url":"/en/content/categories/politics-and-society-en","sprite":"politics-and-society","slug":"politics-and-society-en","title":"Politics","subtitle":"Everything you need to know about the different forms of government, as well as current and historical political events—we've got you covered."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"622b599d6cee07000815f5d5","kind":"book","slug":"the-black-agenda-en","title":"The Black Agenda","subtitle":"Bold Solutions for a Broken System","subtitleHtmlSafe":"Bold Solutions for a Broken System","aboutTheBook":"

The Black Agenda (2022) is a compilation of essays by Black experts reflecting the latest developments and challenges in diverse fields such as wellness, criminal justice, climate activism, and AI.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, entrepreneur, and author. She cofounded the Sadie Collective, a nonprofit highlighting the underrepresentation of Black women in economics, finance, and policy. She’s also the youngest recipient of the CEDAW Women’s Human Rights Award.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/the-black-agenda-en/purchase","author":"Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman","truncatedAuthor":"Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman","sourceAuthor":"Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-black-agenda-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/the-black-agenda-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/the-black-agenda-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-black-agenda-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-black-agenda-en?play=1","readingDuration":23,"minutesToRead":23,"publishedAt":"2022-03-13T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/622b599d6cee07000815f5d5/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Politics","sprite":"politics-and-society","slug":"politics-and-society-en"},"averageRating":3.5,"totalRatings":162,"categories":[{"id":"507445d4e4b0c9817ab36591","url":"/en/content/categories/politics-and-society-en","sprite":"politics-and-society","slug":"politics-and-society-en","title":"Politics","subtitle":"Everything you need to know about the different forms of government, as well as current and historical political events—we've got you covered."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"614471fa6cee070007c18cb7","kind":"book","slug":"how-the-word-is-passed-en","title":"How the Word Is Passed","subtitle":"A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America","subtitleHtmlSafe":"A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America","aboutTheBook":"

How the Word Is Passed (2021) is a travelogue that underscores how slavery has shaped America’s collective history and its reality today. Nine locations serve as gateways to important stories that are hidden in plain sight. They exemplify how communities have reckoned, or not, with their roles in the history of slavery and invite us all to dig deeper into what we believe – and why.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Clint Smith is a staff writer at the Atlantic and the author of Counting Descent, an award-winning book of poetry. His writing has also appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Paris Review, and Poetry, among others. Smith has been awarded fellowships from the Art for Justice Fund, Cave Canem, New America, and the National Science Foundation. He holds a BA in English from Davidson College and a PhD in Education from Harvard University.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/how-the-word-is-passed-en/purchase","author":"Clint Smith","truncatedAuthor":"Clint Smith","sourceAuthor":"Clint Smith","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/how-the-word-is-passed-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/how-the-word-is-passed-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/how-the-word-is-passed-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/how-the-word-is-passed-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/how-the-word-is-passed-en?play=1","readingDuration":36,"minutesToRead":36,"publishedAt":"2021-09-25T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/614471fa6cee070007c18cb7/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":9,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.5,"totalRatings":137,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"6116774b6cee070007535c9b","kind":"book","slug":"nice-racism-en","title":"Nice Racism","subtitle":"How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm","subtitleHtmlSafe":"How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm","aboutTheBook":"

Nice Racism (2021) challenges everything we think we know about racism. Most racists don’t belong to the far right, and they don’t consciously support white supremacy. Instead, they’re “nice” progressive white people who commit daily microaggressions because they’ve never properly confronted their own biases. By abandoning niceness and becoming accountable instead, white people can develop into better allies in the fight for racial justice.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Robin DiAngelo is Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. She is the author of the international best seller White Fragility and has been a consultant and facilitator on racial-justice issues for more than 25 years.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/nice-racism-en/purchase","author":"Robin DiAngelo","truncatedAuthor":"Robin DiAngelo","sourceAuthor":"Robin DiAngelo","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/nice-racism-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/nice-racism-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/nice-racism-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/nice-racism-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/nice-racism-en?play=1","readingDuration":29,"minutesToRead":29,"publishedAt":"2021-08-21T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/6116774b6cee070007535c9b/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":9,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Society & Culture","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en"},"averageRating":3.0,"totalRatings":270,"categories":[{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"60e84f146cee070008612d5b","kind":"book","slug":"bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en","title":"Bedtime Biography: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks","subtitle":"The life story of an American Civil Rights icon","subtitleHtmlSafe":"The life story of an American Civil Rights icon","aboutTheBook":"

An honest and thorough rendering, this award-winning work chronicles the public and personal challenges that came to define the political life of civil-rights activist Rosa Parks. Among other details of her activism, those presented here set the record straight on the personality that sparked the well-known bus boycott, which became a key moment in the civil rights movement.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Jeanne Theoharis, PhD, completed her studies at Harvard and the University of Michigan and is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is an expert on the contemporary politics of race in the United States and has written and co-authored several titles on the subject.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en/purchase","author":"Jeanne Theoharis","truncatedAuthor":"Jeanne Theoharis","sourceAuthor":"Jeanne Theoharis","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/bedtime-biography-the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-en?play=1","readingDuration":30,"minutesToRead":30,"publishedAt":"2021-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60e84f146cee070008612d5b/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Biography & Memoir","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en"},"averageRating":4.5,"totalRatings":150,"categories":[{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."}]},{"id":"60950bf96cee0700077e622d","kind":"book","slug":"this-is-the-fire-en","title":"This Is the Fire","subtitle":"What I Say to My Friends About Racism","subtitleHtmlSafe":"What I Say to My Friends About Racism","aboutTheBook":"

This is the Fire (2021) highlights the current moment as a turning point for the fight against racism in the United States. Touching on the Trump presidency, police brutality, and the global pandemic, it explores the racist history, structures, and ideas that have long plagued America, and proposes ways of using this moment to create positive change.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Don Lemon is an award-winning journalist and CNN prime-time anchor. He’s covered presidential elections, moderated political town halls, and was a leading voice during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Lemon is also an adjunct professor at New York’s Brooklyn College and the author of the 2011 memoir Transparent.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/this-is-the-fire-en/purchase","author":"Don Lemon","truncatedAuthor":"Don Lemon","sourceAuthor":"Don Lemon","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/this-is-the-fire-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/this-is-the-fire-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/this-is-the-fire-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/this-is-the-fire-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/this-is-the-fire-en?play=1","readingDuration":19,"minutesToRead":19,"publishedAt":"2021-05-16T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60950bf96cee0700077e622d/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":6,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Biography & Memoir","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en"},"averageRating":4.1,"totalRatings":25,"categories":[{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"609256e76cee070007ccb868","kind":"book","slug":"minor-feelings-en","title":"Minor Feelings","subtitle":"A Reckoning on Race and the Asian Condition","subtitleHtmlSafe":"A Reckoning on Race and the Asian Condition","aboutTheBook":"

Minor Feelings (2020) is poet Cathy Park Hong’s searing account of life as an Asian American. Drawing on her own experiences alongside penetrating insights, it paints a picture of the purgatorial status that Asian Americans still face.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Cathy Park Hong, whose family is from Korea, has published three books of poetry and is the recipient of writing fellowships including the Windham-Campbell Prize, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/minor-feelings-en/purchase","author":"Cathy Park Hong","truncatedAuthor":"Cathy Park Hong","sourceAuthor":"Cathy Park Hong","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/minor-feelings-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/minor-feelings-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/minor-feelings-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/minor-feelings-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/minor-feelings-en?play=1","readingDuration":21,"minutesToRead":21,"publishedAt":"2021-05-09T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/609256e76cee070007ccb868/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":6,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Biography & Memoir","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en"},"averageRating":3.8,"totalRatings":46,"categories":[{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"608280e86cee0700076a0ff4","kind":"book","slug":"the-sum-of-us-en","title":"The Sum of Us","subtitle":"What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together","subtitleHtmlSafe":"What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together","aboutTheBook":"

The Sum of Us (2021) is a searing analysis of how white supremacy has devastated the American middle class. Public services have been decimated, millions of Americans have no healthcare, and lobbyists control political decision-making. But white Americans keep voting for politicians who make things worse while blaming immigrants and people of color for the nation’s problems. Only by tackling racism head-on can we begin to fight for economic equality for all Americans.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Heather McGhee is the former president of Demos – a think tank focusing on inequality. She’s helped to draft legislation, testified before Congress, and advised presidential candidates. She’s also a regular contributor to news programs like NBC’s Meet the Press, and the chair of Color of Change, the nation’s largest online organization devoted to racial justice.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/the-sum-of-us-en/purchase","author":"Heather McGhee","truncatedAuthor":"Heather McGhee","sourceAuthor":"Heather McGhee","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-sum-of-us-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/the-sum-of-us-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/the-sum-of-us-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-sum-of-us-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/the-sum-of-us-en?play=1","readingDuration":30,"minutesToRead":30,"publishedAt":"2021-04-29T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/608280e86cee0700076a0ff4/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":8,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Economics","sprite":"economics","slug":"economics-en"},"averageRating":4.1,"totalRatings":57,"categories":[{"id":"50efb867e4b0746ff368a308","url":"/en/content/categories/economics-en","sprite":"economics","slug":"economics-en","title":"Economics","subtitle":"Financial markets, big pharma, and bank robbers—oh my! Get the scoop on what’s up with the economy."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d","kind":"book","slug":"four-hundred-souls-en","title":"Four Hundred Souls","subtitle":"A COMMUNITY HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICA, 1619–2019","subtitleHtmlSafe":"A COMMUNITY HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICA, 1619–2019","aboutTheBook":"

Four Hundred Souls (2021) is an innovative and insightful recounting of African American history. This collection brings together ninety different authors to reflect on four-hundred years of struggle, oppression, and hope.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is the best-selling author of How to Be an Antiracist, Stamped, and Antiracist Baby.

Keisha N. Blain is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh and president of the African American Intellectual History Society. Her work includes the Washington Post’s “Made in History” section and the book Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/four-hundred-souls-en/purchase","author":"Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain","truncatedAuthor":"Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha...","sourceAuthor":"Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/four-hundred-souls-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/four-hundred-souls-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/four-hundred-souls-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/four-hundred-souls-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/four-hundred-souls-en?play=1","readingDuration":35,"minutesToRead":35,"publishedAt":"2021-02-24T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/60339eff6cee070007ec0b5d/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":10,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.3,"totalRatings":62,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d","kind":"book","slug":"uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en","title":"Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man","subtitle":"An introduction to race and race-related issues in America","subtitleHtmlSafe":"An introduction to race and race-related issues in America","aboutTheBook":"

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (2020) is an introduction to race and race-related issues in America. Talking about these issues can be uncomfortable, but by being unafraid of dialogue, we can learn that the difficulties Black people in America face today are best understood through US history.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Emmanuel Acho grew up in Dallas and played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles. Since leaving football in 2016, he has worked for ESPN and Fox Sports. In 2020, he created the video series Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. This is his first book.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en/purchase","author":"Emmanuel Acho","truncatedAuthor":"Emmanuel Acho","sourceAuthor":"Emmanuel Acho","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/uncomfortable-conversations-with-a-black-man-en?play=1","readingDuration":26,"minutesToRead":26,"publishedAt":"2021-01-09T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5ff2dbc66cee070006eae25d/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":8,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Society & Culture","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en"},"averageRating":4.3,"totalRatings":43,"categories":[{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f9beb146cee07000676b730","kind":"book","slug":"vanguard-en","title":"Vanguard","subtitle":"How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All","subtitleHtmlSafe":"How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All","aboutTheBook":"

Vanguard (2020) is a history of the struggle for justice in the United States, told from the perspective of the African American women who were so often at its cutting edge. In these blinks, we’ll see how these women defied racism and sexism in their quest to create a society that lived up to the ideals of the American Revolution. Along the way, we’ll explore the complicated alliances, heroic grassroots organizations, and remarkable individuals who won Black women the vote and forged a biracial democracy.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Martha S. Jones is a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She is a former co-president of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, the oldest association of women historians in the US, and currently sits on the executive board of the Society for American Historians. Jones’s previous books include Birthright Citizens and All Bound Together. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Washington Post.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/vanguard-en/purchase","author":"Martha S. Jones","truncatedAuthor":"Martha S. Jones","sourceAuthor":"Martha S. Jones","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/vanguard-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/vanguard-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/vanguard-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/vanguard-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/vanguard-en?play=1","readingDuration":27,"minutesToRead":27,"publishedAt":"2020-11-05T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f9beb146cee07000676b730/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":8,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.1,"totalRatings":15,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."}]},{"id":"5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c","kind":"book","slug":"make-change-en","title":"Make Change","subtitle":"How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future","subtitleHtmlSafe":"How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future","aboutTheBook":"

Informed by the life and work of successful social justice activist Shaun King, Make Change (2020) is your guide on how to join the fight for a better world. King is a leading figure in the fight against police brutality and mass incarceration in America, and his wins and losses along the way have taught him vital lessons on how to create real, lasting social change. No matter the cause you’re invested in, these blinks will show you how to use your skills and resources to make a real difference.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Shaun King is a civil rights activist and organizer committed to fighting police brutality, mass incarceration, and racial injustice in America. After the murder of Eric Garner in 2014, he became one of the leading figures of the Black Lives Matter movement. He has written for the New York Daily News and the Intercept, spearheads organizations such as Grassroots Law and the Real Justice PAC, and was named one of the 25 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine in 2018.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/make-change-en/purchase","author":"Shaun King","truncatedAuthor":"Shaun King","sourceAuthor":"Shaun King","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/make-change-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/make-change-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/make-change-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/make-change-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/make-change-en?play=1","readingDuration":22,"minutesToRead":22,"publishedAt":"2020-10-28T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f92a0e46cee070007038e1c/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Motivation & Inspiration","sprite":"motivation-and-inspiration","slug":"motivation-and-inspiration-en"},"averageRating":3.8,"totalRatings":176,"categories":[{"id":"54788fac6439320008130000","url":"/en/content/categories/motivation-and-inspiration-en","sprite":"motivation-and-inspiration","slug":"motivation-and-inspiration-en","title":"Motivation & Inspiration","subtitle":"Write a book, start a shop, or finally found that startup. These reads will get you dreaming big."},{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f8963706cee0700063afb3c","kind":"book","slug":"hood-feminism-en","title":"Hood Feminism","subtitle":"Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot","subtitleHtmlSafe":"Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot","aboutTheBook":"

Hood Feminism (2020) examines how feminism has often acted in the interests of white women, rather than all women. To be truly inclusive, feminism must also advocate for the most disadvantaged women in society, including women of color.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Mikki Kendall’s writing has been published by the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Time, and many other outlets, and she also speaks on issues including race, feminism, and pop culture. She is a veteran and lives with her family in Chicago.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/hood-feminism-en/purchase","author":"Mikki Kendall","truncatedAuthor":"Mikki Kendall","sourceAuthor":"Mikki Kendall","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/hood-feminism-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/hood-feminism-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/hood-feminism-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/hood-feminism-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/hood-feminism-en?play=1","readingDuration":22,"minutesToRead":22,"publishedAt":"2020-10-22T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":null,"image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f8963706cee0700063afb3c/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":8,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Society & Culture","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en"},"averageRating":4.2,"totalRatings":133,"categories":[{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6","kind":"book","slug":"why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en","title":"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?","subtitle":"And Other Conversations About Race","subtitleHtmlSafe":"And Other Conversations About Race","aboutTheBook":"

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (1997) explores the reality of race in the American public education system and sheds light on racial-identity development in both Black and white people. Updated with a new prologue in 2017, it also explains how talking openly about racism is essential for cutting across racial and ethnic divides.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Beverly Daniel Tatum is an educator, researcher, and psychologist who specializes in the topics of race in education, racial identity development in teenagers, and the psychological underpinnings of racism. She is president emerita of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2014, she received the American Psychological Association’s Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en/purchase","author":"Beverly Daniel Tatum","truncatedAuthor":"Beverly Daniel Tatum","sourceAuthor":"Beverly Daniel Tatum","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/why-are-all-the-black-kids-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria-en?play=1","readingDuration":26,"minutesToRead":26,"publishedAt":"2020-09-29T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":"1.7k","image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f6dbbea6cee070006551cf6/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":8,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Education","sprite":"education","slug":"education-en"},"averageRating":4.5,"totalRatings":49,"categories":[{"id":"5b868400b238e1000726ccb7","url":"/en/content/categories/education-en","sprite":"education","slug":"education-en","title":"Education","subtitle":"Enlightening reads on general knowledge and education—curated just for you."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2","kind":"book","slug":"caste-en","title":"Caste","subtitle":"The Origins of Our Discontents","subtitleHtmlSafe":"The Origins of Our Discontents","aboutTheBook":"

Caste (2020) takes a revealing look at the caste system that continues to exist in American society, and its disturbing similarities to caste systems in India and WWII-era Germany. It explains how the attitudes of the dominant castes have become ingrained, on conscious and subconscious levels, through generations of subjugation. You’ll find out what it takes to maintain a caste system as well as what can be done to break free from it.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Isabel Wilkerson is a writer and journalist whose work for the New York Times won her a Pulitzer Prize. She has also been a professor of journalism at Emory University, Princeton University, and Boston College. Her previous work includes the award-winning book The Warmth of Other Suns.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/caste-en/purchase","author":"Isabel Wilkerson","truncatedAuthor":"Isabel Wilkerson","sourceAuthor":"Isabel Wilkerson","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/caste-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/caste-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/caste-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/caste-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/caste-en?play=1","readingDuration":25,"minutesToRead":25,"publishedAt":"2020-09-26T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":"3.1k","image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f69c5a46cee0700061eb5d2/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":9,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.5,"totalRatings":196,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f5288526cee0700060847bb","kind":"book","slug":"begin-again-en","title":"Begin Again","subtitle":"James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own","subtitleHtmlSafe":"James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own","aboutTheBook":"

Begin Again (2020) looks back at the incomparable work of the writer James Baldwin, who spent decades dissecting America’s fundamental racism problem. His ideas may provide insights for us today, so Begin Again seeks to answer the question: What advice would Baldwin have on issues like Trumpism or Black Lives Matter?

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is an award-winning scholar and writer who holds a PhD in religion from Princeton University as well as a master's degree in African American studies from Temple University. His previous books include Exodus!: Religion, Race, and Nation in Early Nineteenth-Century Black America (2000) and Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul (2016).

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/begin-again-en/purchase","author":"Eddie S. Glaude","truncatedAuthor":"Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.","sourceAuthor":"Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/begin-again-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/begin-again-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/begin-again-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/begin-again-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/begin-again-en?play=1","readingDuration":22,"minutesToRead":22,"publishedAt":"2020-09-10T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":"1.9k","image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f5288526cee0700060847bb/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"History","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en"},"averageRating":4.4,"totalRatings":34,"categories":[{"id":"5478901464393200082d0000","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-history-en","sprite":"biography-and-history","slug":"biography-and-history-en","title":"History","subtitle":"Delve into the entire history of humankind: From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of the printing press to reports on Sierra Leone's civil war — we'll feed your hungry history brain."},{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9","kind":"book","slug":"natives-en","title":"Natives","subtitle":"Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire","subtitleHtmlSafe":"Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire","aboutTheBook":"

Natives (2018) melds memoir and polemic to explore race and class in contemporary Britain. Drawing on his own experiences while growing up poor and Black in London in the 1980s and 1990s, musician and writer Akala crafts a vivid portrait of a society that systematically robs Black citizens of opportunities. Why, he asks, is Britain like this? As we’ll see in these blinks, answering that question takes us deep into the history of slavery, empire, and racism.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Akala is a hip-hop artist, writer, activist, and entrepreneur. As a musician, he is best known for his award-winning breakthrough album It’s Not a Rumour and his 2010 follow-up DoubleThink. Akala is the founder of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company, a theatre production company that explores the parallels between contemporary rap and Shakespeare’s writing. Natives is his first book.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/natives-en/purchase","author":"Akala","truncatedAuthor":"Akala","sourceAuthor":"Akala","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/natives-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/natives-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/natives-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/natives-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/natives-en?play=1","readingDuration":22,"minutesToRead":22,"publishedAt":"2020-08-29T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":"14.7k","image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f43d5e66cee070006905ff9/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Biography & Memoir","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en"},"averageRating":4.5,"totalRatings":28,"categories":[{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]},{"id":"5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6","kind":"book","slug":"im-still-here-en","title":"I'm Still Here","subtitle":"Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness","subtitleHtmlSafe":"Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness","aboutTheBook":"

I’m Still Here (2018) is a memoir about racial justice in modern America. Racism is still all around us – even in Christian organizations that claim to champion diversity and understanding.

","aboutTheAuthor":"

Austin Channing Brown is a speaker, writer, and producer, on the topic of racial justice. She executive produced the web series The Next Question and her work has featured in outlets including On Being, the Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, and WNYC. I’m Still Here is her first book.

","buyOnAmazonUrl":"/en/books/im-still-here-en/purchase","author":"Austin Channing Brown","truncatedAuthor":"Austin Channing Brown","sourceAuthor":"Austin Channing Brown","url":"https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/im-still-here-en","browseUrl":"/en/app/books/im-still-here-en","previewUrl":"/en/books/im-still-here-en","readUrl":"/en/nc/reader/im-still-here-en","playUrl":"/en/nc/reader/im-still-here-en?play=1","readingDuration":22,"minutesToRead":22,"publishedAt":"2020-08-08T00:00:00.000+00:00","isAudio":true,"readCount":"15k","image":{"default":{"src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/640.jpg"}},"sources":[{"media":"xs","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/470.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/640.jpg"}},{"media":"s","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/640.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/1080.jpg"}},{"media":"m","src":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/250.jpg","srcset":{"2x":"https://images.blinkist.io/images/books/5f2bcbd86cee07000627fbd6/1_1/470.jpg"}}]},"audioUrl":null,"chaptersLength":7,"hasAudio":true,"language":"en","freeDaily":null,"isFree":false,"category":{"title":"Religion & Spirituality","sprite":"religion-and-spirituality","slug":"religion-and-spirituality-en"},"averageRating":3.9,"totalRatings":33,"categories":[{"id":"5b8683b9b238e1000726ccb4","url":"/en/content/categories/religion-and-spirituality-en","sprite":"religion-and-spirituality","slug":"religion-and-spirituality-en","title":"Religion & Spirituality","subtitle":"Everything you need to know about the three monotheistic world religions, buddhism, spirituality and much much more."},{"id":"5b8685ddb238e100074cc4fb","url":"/en/content/categories/biography-and-memoir-en","sprite":"biography-and-memoir","slug":"biography-and-memoir-en","title":"Biography & Memoir","subtitle":"Mandela to Marie Curie, Steve Jobs to Toussaint L’Ouverture—learn the life lessons of giants."},{"id":"5b868618b238e1000726ccc0","url":"/en/content/categories/society-and-culture-en","sprite":"society-and-culture","slug":"society-and-culture-en","title":"Society & Culture","subtitle":"What has shaped our societies? Find enthralling reads on cultural identity, pop phenomena and society's fight for justice."}]}]

Log in to Blinkist

Sign up for Blinkist

Learn more, live more