Donovan X. Ramsey Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, with a New Preface
Khalil Gibran MuhammadDonovan X. RamseyIt is an incredible history of the ways that Blackness has been criminalized in this country… It sort of helps kind of build a framework for understanding of where that war on drugs comes from.
Paperback, 2019
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Snakes
Just PicturesDonovan X. RamseyGrowing up Black is expecting to see a man, sometimes more than one, with a large snake at a community event/parade/celebration. They do this just to show off their snakes and take pictures.
Paperback, 2017
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JFK: The Book of the Film
Oliver StoneDonovan X. Ramsey@jaclyncosgrove The word just happened to be "knoll" and I just so happened to have watched Oliver Stone's "JFK" a lot as a kid because Joe Pesci's makeup was funny/terrifying. https://t.co/DiiA15uLmC
Paperback, 2000
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel WilkersonDonovan X. RamseyJust got my copy of Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste.” I’m hoping to have finished it by Sept 31. Let me know if you’re reading it too. If it’s half as good as The Warmth of Other Suns, I would love to discuss it with some folks once I’m done. https://t.co/j6CcNaxZ8x
Paperback, 2011
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Safecracker: A Chronicle of the Coolest Job in the World
Dave McOmieDonovan X. RamseyThe most recent episode of @thisamerlife features, in its third act, a story about safecracker Dave McOmie opening Prince's infamous vault. You'll be impressed at the lengths the musician went to to protect his work. https://t.co/QXi9bwnnLR
Hardcover, 2021
$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy
Lani GuinierDonovan X. RamseyWow. Lani Guinier passed today at 71. Please read "The Miner's Canary: Rethinking Race and Power (2002)" if you haven't already.
Paperback, 2003
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel WilkersonDonovan X. RamseyJust got my copy of Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste.” I’m hoping to have finished it by Sept 31. Let me know if you’re reading it too. If it’s half as good as The Warmth of Other Suns, I would love to discuss it with some folks once I’m done. https://t.co/j6CcNaxZ8x
Paperback, 2023
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When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
Donovan X. RamseyDonovan X. RamseyOrder “When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era”: https://t.co/lvwZNdxQEZ
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