Books

Carceral Apartheid – Brittany Friedman

Sociologist Brittany Friedman’s book Carceral Apartheid (2025) examines the structural mechanisms of the US prison system, arguing that it is deeply shaped by institutional racism. Friedman describ...

Strangers in the Land – Michael Luo

Michael Luo’s 2025 book, Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America, traces the history of Chinese Americans from the first major waves of immigration...

Lowest of the Low – Günter Wallraff

The book Ganz unten by Günter Wallraff was published in 1985 and is one of the most famous reports on discrimination and exploitation of migrants in the Federal Republic of Germany. For his researc...

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person – Frederick Joseph

The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph is an informative yet personal book that addresses everyday racism and the coexistence of different cultures. Joseph specifically addresses white readers, offer...

Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a powerful letter to his teenage son, reflecting on the experiences of Black people in the United States. Coates combines personal experiences with h...

The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give (2017) is the first young adult novel by African-American writer Angie Thomas. The book describes the life of 16-year-old protagonist Starr Carter, who witnessed the death of her be...

Showing Our Colors - May Ayim and Katharina Oguntoye

Showing Our Colors is an outstanding text that examines the struggle of black Germans for their physical and metaphysical belonging. The women told how they are denied access to participation in th...

Against Hatred – Carolin Emcke

The aim is to mobilize what the hater lacks: the ability to irony, to doubt and the vision of an open society. Carolin Emcke Carolin Emcke, one of the most important intellectuals of our time, spea...