Between the World and Me

Though short, this book packs a punch to the gut. We're only a couple of weeks into 2016, and I can already tell that this book will be one I recommend over and over again throughout the year.

It's not an easy book to read. It's challenging not only in the style of writing and the diction, but also in the message. It's the type of book you will probably see paired with Orientalism or The Autobiography of Malcolm X in future college classes.

“What I wanted for you was to grow into consciousness.”
“‘Race' itself is just a restatement and retrenchment of the problem.”