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Lots of folks responded to my tweet on the power of learning black history asking for books to read. What’s clear is so many of us have been deprived of this essential history. Starting a thread of some works that were transformative for me. Please add your own. #BHMSyllabus 
This book made me feel like I was seeing the world for the first time.
It’s the first time I learned how far back our history goes in this land, how much we contributed and how many laws and policies, actions were against us goodreads.com/book/show/1084…
It’s the first time I learned how far back our history goes in this land, how much we contributed and how many laws and policies, actions were against us goodreads.com/book/show/1084…
This book blew my mind. goodreads.com/book/show/6167…
If you’ve not heard or not read most of the books, do not feel bad. Most of the education I have received when it pertains to black people has been on my own, not in a formal education setting.
