Yale UniversityYale Reading Resilience Project
From Yale University Library's Reading Resilience Project, a comprehensive initiative launched in 2015 to amplify diverse voices and foster inclusive reading communities through curated recommendations of works by and about people of color. This community-driven collection features user-generated suggestions, aiming at promoting cultural understanding and belonging across the community.
1. Deep Scars
Tracing the enduring marks of slavery, colonialism, and racial injustice on history and lives.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
From criminal to revolutionary in one lifetime.
Beloved
A ghost story that will haunt America forever.
Between the World and Me
The letter every parent fears writing.
The 1619 Project
America's true founding date will shock you.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
What if we could end crime without cages?
Discourse on Colonialism
The most brutal takedown of Western civilization ever written.
Season of Migration to the North
Revenge served cold across continents.
2. Living Roots
Finding repair and belonging through land, culture, and community connections.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Plants taught this botanist the secrets to saving the world.
Pachinko
Four generations. One family. Impossible choices that will destroy you.
A Little Life
The most devastating book about friendship you'll never forget.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
One doctor's war against death itself.
The Rediscovery of America
Everything you know about American history is wrong.
3. New Visions
Using love, critique, and imagination to reframe how we see the world and ourselves.
All About Love
Love is revolutionary—here's your battle plan.
Bad Feminist
Perfect feminists don't exist. Thank God.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
God, sex, and Harlem collide in this masterpiece.
Regarding The Pain Of Others
Why we're addicted to other people's suffering.
Americanah
She left Nigeria. America changed her forever.