ALT Image of book cover grey picture of Fred Hampton speaking Title: Fred Hampton Speaks Book Summary: Fred Hampton was the leader of the influential Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. This document contains excerpts from speeches given by Hampton in which he discusses the Black Panther Party's philosophy and programs. Hampton argues that capitalism and racism are intertwined, with racism being a byproduct of capitalism. He advocates for socialism and international proletarian revolution as means to fight oppression. Hampton was murdered in 1969 in a raid by Chicago police, though his message of empowering oppressed communities lived on.

ALT Image of book cover with purple background with black and white letters Title: If They Come In The Morning... Voices of Resistance Book Summary: One of America’s most historic political trials is undoubtedly that of Angela Davis. Opening with a letter from James Baldwin to Davis, and including contributions from numerous radicals such as Black Panthers George Jackson, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and Erica Huggins, this book is not only an account of Davis’s incarceration and the struggles surrounding it, but also perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of the prison system of the United States. Since the book was written, the carceral system in the U.S. has seen unprecedented growth, with more of America’s black population behind bars than ever before. The scathing analysis of the role of prison and the policing of black populations offered by Davis and her comrades in this astonishing volume remains as pertinent today as the day it was first published.

ALT Image of book cover of Sylvia wynter with an afro, wearing glasses while holding paper and pen Title: Being Human as Praxis Book Summary: Jamaican writer/ cultural theorist best known for her diverse writings that pull together insights from theories in history, literature, science, and black studies, to explore race, the legacy of colonialism, and representations of humanness. Wynter’s work, highlighting her insights on how race, location, and time together inform what it means to be human. The contributors explore Wynter’s stunning reconceptualization of the human in relation to concepts of blackness, modernity, urban space, the Caribbean, science studies, migratory politics, and the interconnectedness of creative and theoretical resistances. The collection includes an extensive conversation between Sylvia Wynter and Katherine McKittrick that delineates Wynter’s engagement with writers such as Frantz Fanon, W. E. B. DuBois, and Aimé Césaire ongoing others.