Books by Cornel West
“It was written a year after the L.A. riots, in 1993. The L.A. riots took place in 92. This is also the book that put Cornel West on the public intellectual scene, all his other books were primarily academic. It’s a collection of essays responding to a moment in which lots of people were very angry, and were rioting, and when many people misunderstood that anger. He wrote this book both to explain what was happening, and to offer a guide telling us what we should do. It’s a book produced in response to black rage. What I get from this book is an understanding of racism.” Read more...
The best books on Anger at Racial Injustice
Myisha Cherry, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Cornel West were recommended
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Killing Rage: Ending Racism
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Race Matters
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The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
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Citizen: An American Lyric
by Claudia Rankine
The best books on Anger at Racial Injustice, recommended by Myisha Cherry
The best books on Anger at Racial Injustice, recommended by Myisha Cherry
In many philosophical and religious traditions, anger is regarded as a useless emotion that’s best avoided but it can play a vital role in the fight against injustice. American philosopher Myisha Cherry, author of The Case for Rage, recommends books that shed light on how to be angry productively.
