Ida Bae Wells Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones is an writer and critic. Reporter @nytmag//Creator #1619Project//EP #1619Hulu//Co-founder @IBWellsSociety //Founder @c4jdhowardu //Knight Chair @howardu//
We Are Here (an All Because You Matter Book)
Tami CharlesIda Bae WellsLaid against Collier’s lush, gem-toned imagery, the book weaves a unifying and empowering narrative of Black people connected across bodies of water, bonded by a common identity ... “We Are Here” feels like a love letter to Black children...
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Racial Contract
Charles W. MillsIda Bae Wells@seanofiachra @shadihamid I'd suggest you read Black Marxism or Charles Mills' The Racial Contract to start. Also, maybe consider what type of solidarity can be built that is predicated on ignoring a key part of groups' identities and how that impacts their poverty.
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Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen
Jon GrayIda Bae WellsReading now.
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-JonesIda Bae WellsRT @NYPLRecommends: @nhannahjones @reneewauthor @4NIKKOLAS Congratulations! The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and…
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
Kwame AlexanderIda Bae Wells“An American Story” is ... a story ... of America, a history we all must own. It is a book that respects children as capable of grappling honestly with our past while also respecting the challenges and discomfort adults feel in figuring out how to teach them the truth ...
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Linda VillarosaIda Bae WellsHappy publication day to @lindavillarosa. No one chronicles the racism embedded in our healthcare and medical systems with more curiosity, empathy, outrage and precision than Linda. Please get this book. You will be changed.
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition
Cedric J. RobinsonIda Bae Wells@GreelyHawkshaw @HowardU I’m reading Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism right now and will likely include a few chapters on that because of how he explains racial capitalism but also critiques Marxism’s blind spots around race.
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Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life
Margaret SullivanIda Bae WellsI cannot wait to read this book from one of the people who consistently pushes our profession to rise to its mandate.
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Capitalism And Slavery
Williams EricIda Bae WellsIn Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams wrote: "The British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.’" Y'all really need to stop. https://t.co/LPRdIICBRx
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyIda Bae WellsRT @nytimes: Sally Rooney turned down an offer from an Israeli publisher to translate her most recent book, "Beautiful World, Where Are You…
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book