Books like Eloquent Rage by Brittney C. Cooper

Between the World and Me is a memoir‑essay in letter form, where Ta‑Nehisi Coates addresses his teenage son about the history, violence, and ongoing reality of being Black in America.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks follows the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells were taken in 1951 without her consent and later became the first immortal human cell line, HeLa, driving major scientific breakthroughs while raising questions of ethics, race, and medical exploitation.

A concise guide of fifteen practical suggestions on raising daughters as strong, independent feminists, drawn from the author's personal letter to a friend.

319 pages ; 23 cm

A chilling memoir detailing Solomon Northup's harrowing experience as a captive on a Louisiana plantation for twelve years, from 1841 to 1853.

A witty, heartfelt collection of essays by comedian Phoebe Robinson that examines race, gender, and pop culture, blending sharp humor with personal insight.

Spinster is a reflective memoir by Kate Bolick that explores her personal journey as a single woman, examining the lives of preceding bold single dames and the evolving attitudes toward women in contemporary society.

Black Feminist Thought offers a foundational overview of African‑American feminist theory, exploring the ideas of key thinkers such as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde.

Jessica Valenti’s memoir, "Sex Object," recounts her New York City adolescence and young adulthood, exposing the everyday and extreme ways sexism shapes women’s lives through stories of harassment, assault, and personal struggle.

In this powerful collection of essays, Morgan Jerkins examines the lived reality of black women, exposing how race and gender intersect to marginalize and silence them within mainstream society and the feminist movement.

Sesali Bowen blends personal essays with cultural commentary to forge Trap Feminism, a fresh lens on feminism that interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism through the prism of Black women, queer identities, and hip‑hop culture.

The autobiography of Tina Turner chronicles her rise as a rock‑and‑roll icon, detailing her groundbreaking career and the triumphs and tribulations she faced in both the music industry and her personal life.

A candid memoir in which celebrated African‑American actress Cicely Tyson shares her journey through the world of film and stage, reflecting on her career, convictions, and the evolving landscape of American entertainment.

The Crunk Feminist Collection is a blog‑based anthology by Black feminist scholars that blends pop culture, activism, and personal narrative to explore race, gender, and intersectionality.

Tracy K. Smith’s memoir traces her coming of age, grappling with African‑American identity, family history, and her mother’s cancer death, while exploring the meaning of home and the bond between mother and daughter.

Beyond Respectability charts the development of African American women as public intellectuals and the evolution of their thought from the end of the 1800s through the Black Power era of the 1970s. Eschewing the Great Race Man paradigm so prominent in contemporary discourse, Brittney C. Cooper looks at the far-reaching intellectual achievements of female thinkers and activists like Anna Julia Cooper, Mary Church Terrell, Fannie Barrier Williams, Pauli Murray, and Toni Cade Bambara. Cooper delves into the processes that transformed these women and others into racial leadership figures, including long-overdue discussions of their theoretical output and personal experiences. As Cooper shows, their body of work critically reshaped our understandings of race and gender discourse. It also confronted entrenched ideas of how--and who--produced racial knowledge.

A gripping memoir that follows Dr. Damon Tweedy as he confronts racism, bias, and health disparities while navigating medical school and practice, revealing how race shapes both patient care and physicians’ experiences.