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1. 1. Wake Up America

   Black Women on the Future of Democracy

   

   "Wake Up America" by Keisha N. Blain is a compelling collection of essays that explores the ongoing struggle for an inclusive democracy in the United States. Inspired by civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer's call to action in 1968, the book brings together the perspectives of influential Black women leaders, activists, and thinkers. Through their insights, the anthology delves into pressing issues such as economic justice, reparations, political empowerment, and the movement towards freedom from policing. With contributions from figures like Nina Turner, Sheila Jackson Lee, Alicia Garza, and Mariame Kaba, the book offers readers a roadmap for creating a more equitable political landscape.

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2. 2. Set The World On Fire

   Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom

   

   A sweeping, richly researched history that recovers the vital role Black women played in nationalist and international freedom movements from the antebellum era through the mid-20th century, showing how activists across the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, and beyond built transnational networks, used organizing, writing, diplomacy, and protest to challenge slavery, colonialism, Jim Crow, and sexism, and reshaped debates about race, gender, and empire in the struggle for global liberation.

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