In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation-that is,...

After her father died, Lawton began to unravel the truth about her parentage, and the racial identity that she had been denied. She fled from England and the turmoil of her home life to live in Black communities around the globe and to...

In 2004, Amnesty International characterized Canadian society as “indifferent” to high rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls. When the Canadian government took another twelve years to launch a national inquiry, that...

Loni Love tells the story of how she overcame the trap of self-improvement and instead learned to embrace who she was. This book explores all of the embarrassing mistakes, terrifying challenges, and unexpected breakthroughs that taught...

Poet and educator Clint Smith explores the places where the history of slavery has been preserved, if not fully reckoned with. Included are New Orleans, Monticello Plantation, Angola Prison, Blandford Cemetery, and others hidden in...

Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and later a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners to understand the lifelong burden that a single arrest can entail. His work revealed that...