"Community Capital" is a knowledgeable text that focuses on institutional financial challenges within marginalized communities. Clifford N. Rosenthal and Michael McCray’s "Community Capital" is a microhistory of race relations viewed... Read More

The social science guide "Civil Unity" recommends means of building a more thoughtful and considerate world, one conversation or social media post at a time. Shola Richards’s thoughtful social science manifesto "Civil Unity" is about... Read More

Probing, fierce, and honest, the essays of "Loving Corrections" advocate for more compassionate, inclusive understandings of family, community, and oneself. The twenty-five essays in this book tackle a wide range of topics, including... Read More

"From Descendants of Slaves to Mass Incarceration" is a passionate social science text that asserts that Black families deserve better from the US. In her social science book "From Descendants of Slaves to Mass Incarceration", Tabitha... Read More

A change-making organization is used to illustrate the transformative potential of empowering women and girls in the inspiring book "Who Runs the World?" Speaking on behalf of the Pathfinder organization, Lois Quam argues for universal,... Read More

Pulling from personal experiences, pop culture, and social analyses, J. R. Yussuf’s "Dear Bi Men" is a tender and insightful guide to claiming one’s identity. Yussuf—who is Black and bisexual—found that his upbringing colored his... Read More

Norman H. Finkelstein reviews the past and present fight against American antisemitism in "Saying No to Hate". Finkelstein notes that the first Jews settled in North America in the mid-1600s. Since then, he writes, the United States has... Read More

Interfaith chaplain Cedar Monroe’s "Trash" is a case study in the US’s rampant poverty problem. Discussing poverty with particular emphasis on poor white Americans, Monroe’s book is focused on the homeless and housing-insecure... Read More