Arts & Culture The History of Institutionalized Racism and Oppression There’s no denying the long and deep-rooted history of racism and inequality throughout America’s history. From the history of stolen and devalued Black labor to the legislative roadblocks and redlining that have intensified racial inequality, these listens uncover some of the many systemic injustices and crimes against the Black community that have gone unchecked and remained unchanged throughout American history. By Staff Stamped from the Beginning stop Principles By Ibram X. Kendi Narrated by Christopher Dontrell Piper 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society.... The New Jim Crow stop Principles By Michelle Alexander Narrated by Karen Chilton 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project.... Medical Apartheid stop Principles By Harriet A. Washington Narrated by Ron Butler 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans.... There Are No Children Here stop Principles By Alex Kotlowitz Narrated by Dion Graham 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. This New York Public Library selection as one of the 150 most important books of the 20th century is a true-life portrait of growing up in the Chicago projects.... The Black and the Blue stop Principles By Matthew Horace, Ron Harris Narrated by Matthew Horace 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Timely and provocative, The Black and The Blue sheds light on what truly goes on behind the blue line.... The Warmth of Other Suns stop Principles By Isabel Wilkerson Narrated by Robin Miles, Ken Burns (introduction) 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history.... From Here to Equality stop Principles By William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen Narrated by JD Jackson 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically.... 100:1 The Crack Legacy stop Principles By Audible Originals, Christopher Johnson Narrated by Christopher Johnson 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. 100:1 The Crack Legacy investigates the war on crack in the mid-1980s and the devastation left in its wake.... The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace stop Principles By Jeff Hobbs Narrated by George Newbern 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets.... The Color of Law stop Principles By Richard Rothstein Narrated by Adam Grupper 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation.... Slavery's Capitalism stop Principles By Sven Beckert - editor, Seth Rockman - editor Narrated by William Hughes, Kevin Kenerly, Bahni Turpin, Pam Ward, Ron Butler 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. During the 19th century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced economies. At the same time, the nation sustained a brutal system of human bondage.... Defining Moments in Black History stop Principles By Dick Gregory Narrated by James Shippy 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. An engaging look at black life that offers insightful commentary on the intricate history of the African American people.... The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist stop Principles By Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington, John Grisham - foreword Narrated by Robert Fass 00:00 05:00 Update RequiredTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. In The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist, Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington write a true story of Southern Gothic horror - of two innocent men wrongly convicted of vicious crimes.... Recommended The Best Black Audiobook Narrators to Listen To Right Now Escape From Our Echo Chambers Starts With Listening Greatness Claire Adam's Debut Novel 'Golden Child' Shows That No Person Is An Island, Even When Living On One 7 Ways You Can Enjoy The Baby-Sitters Club Up Next Black American Lived Experiences Black people are not a monolithic group. There are so many distinct backgrounds and experiences that make up who we are. But being Black in America can mean a number of different experiences that have a universal resonance. These memoirs show the depth and breadth of those experiences while touching on the nuances and connectivity of it all.
