Black Student Union Reading List
November 2021
1. Beloved by Toni Morrison
An eBook of Beloved can be accessed here, or on the shelves at Fic MOR
2. Kindred by Octavia Butler
An eBook of Kindred can be accessed here, or on the shelves at Fic BUT
3. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
An eBook of Things Fall Apart can be accessed here, or on the shelves at FIC ACH
4. I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin
An eBook of I Am Not Your Negro can be accessed here, or on the shelves at E185.61 .B197 2017
5. The Water Dancer by Te-Nehisi Coates
An eBook of The Water Dancer can be accessed here, or on the shelves at FIC COA
6. We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by bell hooks
An eBook of We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity cab be accessed here, or on the shelves at E185.86 .H7417 2004
7. Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis
8. Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
An eBook of Revolutionary Suicide can be accessed here
9. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
An eBook of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings can be accessed here, or on the shelves at PS3551.N464 Z466 2002
10. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
An eBook of The Mis-Education of the Negro can be accessed here
11. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
An eBook of The New Jim Crow can be accessed here, or on the shelves at HV9950 .A437 2020
12. On girlhood: 15 stories from the Well-Read Black Girl library by Glory Edim
Well-Read Black Girl can be found on the shelves at FIC EDI
13. Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington
Medical Apartheid can be found on the shelves at R853.H8 W37 2006
14. Emancipated from Mental Slavery by Marcus Garvey
15. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An eBook of Americanah can be accessed here, or on the shelves at FIC ADI
American Indian Heritage Month Picks
1. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
An eBook of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States can be accessed here
2. All the Other Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker
3. To Be A Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers by Winona Laduke
4. Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
5. Black Indian: A Memoir by Shonda Buchanan
To gain access to the complete Black Student Union Reading List, contribute to next month’s suggestions, or join the Black Student Union join us for meetings every Wednesday at 2:00pm in the Conference Center – Proven IT Room 1318.
November list by BSU President, Camille Crawford