Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy
7 best books like Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy (Grace Chang): Heads of the Colored People, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, Heavy: An American Memoir, Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement, Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights
Heads of the Colored People
| Author | Nafissa Thompson-Spires |
| ISBN | 1501167995 |
Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Díaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era.
A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity...
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
| Author | Audre Lorde |
| ISBN | 0895941228 |
in college, in the late 80s and early 90s, i discovered that i had two aunts. this is one (and this is another). aunt Audre intimidated me at first. she was a stern, moody, melancholy woman who had lived a life of so many ups and downs. but as i got to know her, her innate gentleness became clear. this was a woman...
Heavy: An American Memoir
| Author | Kiese Laymon |
| ISBN | 1501125656 |
In this powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse.
Kiese Laymon is a fearless writer. In...
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
| Author | Angela Y. Davis |
| ISBN | 1608465640 |
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism,...
Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
| Author | Charlene Carruthers |
| ISBN | 0807019410 |
A nationally recognized activist's 21st century guide to liberation through a Black queer feminist lens.
Appearing on The Roots' annual list, in 2017, as one of the most influential young African Americans, Carruthers--at age 32--is among a handful of high profile activists. Her debut...
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
| Author | Adrienne Maree Brown |
| ISBN | 1849352607 |
Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live. Change is constant. The world is in a continual state of flux. It is a stream of ever-mutating, emergent...
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights
| Author | Molly Smith |
| ISBN | 1786633604 |
You hear that selling sex is degrading; you hear that no one would ever choose to do it; you hear that it's dangerous; that women get abused and killed. You often hear, "There should be a law against it!" Or, perhaps just against the buyers. What do sex workers want? That's not something you hear asked very...
