Book recommendations
for enlightenment
about modern day racism including overview of political trends from Reagan to present that have systematically disadvantaged people of color and advantaged white people. includes documentation of cocaine being introduced to LA by CIA, medical experiments on poor black boys even after dr.s knew of dangerous side effects, and others.
about white normativity and how important feminism, nature, and loving other people is. excerpt from this book is a few posts ago. it's about the ocean.
about community and the importance of loving people around you, and being aware of how your actions affect people oceans away from you. buy local. lots of faith traditions included in this book, liberation theology, protestantism, some Bhuddist quotes. etc.
about race beyond black and white, how complicated racial identities are, the layers involved, especially regarding Asians and Asian Americans.
about identities on the borderlands, between countries, the U.S. and Mexico, between genders, male and female, between economic classes, poor and rich, the works. many different languages incorporated. kind of a crazy read.