Kustawi Reading List
Compiled by Tamari of Kitossa with assistance from Ryan Burke. Disclaimer: Kustawi Institute is not affiliated with, nor receives advertising or promotional revenue from online book sellers.
Book of the Month
The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America
Cose, Ellis
With a compassionate eloquence reminiscent of James Baldwin's Letter to My Nephew , Ellis Cose presents a realistic examination of the challenges facing black men in modern America…
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Abernathy, Ralph
InternationalA leading figure in the Civil Rights movement and an intimate friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. describes his own life,…
Abu-Jamal, Mumia
InternationalProfound meditations on life, death, freedom, family, and faith, written by radical Black journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, w…
Abu-Jamal, Mumia & Marc Lemont Hill
InternationalThis collection of conversations between celebrity intellectual Marc Lamont Hill and famed political prisoner Mumia Abu-…
Adjetey, Wendell Nii Laryea
CanadianAfrican American history from 1900 to 2000 cannot be told without accounting for the significant influence of Pan-Africa…
Akbar, Na'im
InternationalThis revised and expanded version of The Community of Self is one of Akbar's six books which address the issue of a holi…
Akbar, Na'im
Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery by Na'Im Akbar (1984-08-01)
Akbar, Na'im
InternationalVisions for Black Men raises issues which are not only important to black men but to all of us. How do we restore Africa…
Alexander, Michelle
InternationalNamed one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher…
Ali, Ben
InternationalThey taught you how to survive. They never taught you how to heal and thrive. There are over 25 million Black men in Ame…
Allen, James
CanadianThe Tuskegee Institute records the lynching of 3,436 Black Americans between 1882 and 1950. Many times, a photographer w…
Apel, Dora
CanadianOutside of the classroom and scholarly publications, lynching has long been a taboo subject. Nice people, it is felt, do…
Archer, David
David Archer, MSW, MFT, is an anti-racist psychotherapist from Montreal, Canada (Tiohtià:ke). Mr. Archer is also a clini…
Atkinson, Richard
CanadianA sober memoir that provides a solid understanding of how crime is situated in structural, cultural, historical, and sit…
Austin, David
CanadianIn the 1960s, Montreal was a hotbed of radical politics that attracted Black and Caribbean figures such as C.L.R. James,…
Bailey, Donovan
CanadianA memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigni…