Social Justice
Books in this genre shine a light on society's deepest inequalities and the brave individuals working to address them through protest, policy, and grassroots movements. These powerful works examine systemic barriers around race, class, gender and human rights while offering frameworks for creating meaningful social change and building more equitable communities.
Social Justice Book Summaries
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Economics
Politics
Business
The Silenced Majority
Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
Politics
Journalism
History
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Rules for Revolutionaries
How Big Organizing Can Change Everything
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
When Helping Hurts
How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
Christian
Theology
Christianity
My Grandmother's Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Economics
Business
Sociology
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Eloquent Rage
A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Feminism
Race
Essays
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
Education
Books About Books
Race
Stamped
Racism, Antiracism, and You
History
Race
Social Justice
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Politics
History
Race
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Indigenous
History
Canada
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Social Justice
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Economics
Business
Politics
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Social Justice
Activist Theology
Religion
Theology
LGBT
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Social Justice
Christian
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
Can We All Be Feminists?
New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism
Feminism
Essays
Politics
No Is Not Enough
Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Politics
History
Economics
A Call to Action
Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Politics
Feminism
Religion
Feminism Is for Everybody
Passionate Politics
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
Emergent Strategy
Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Social Justice
Politics
Activism
Between Barack and a Hard Place
Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama
Race
Politics
Anti Racist
Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It
Feminism
Politics
Gender Studies
Blessed Unrest
How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
Environment
Sustainability
Activism
When They Call You a Terrorist
A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Memoir
Race
Social Justice
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Who Do We Choose To Be?
Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity
Leadership
Social Justice
Spirituality
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
Economics
Politics
Society
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Race
Education
Social Justice
Design Justice
Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need
Design
Technology
Social Justice
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Thick
And Other Essays
Essays
Feminism
Race
White Feminism
From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
Feminism
History
Race
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
A Guide to Getting Out
Race
Vegan
Social Justice
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
Race
Leadership
History
Medicare for All
A Citizen's Guide
Politics
Health Care
Economics
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places
Social Justice
Theology
Christian
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
A World Without Police
How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
A Love Letter to Women of Color
Feminism
Memoir
Race