The Selected Works of Voltairine
De Cleyre
edited by Alexander Berkman
Nothing I have encountered holds
more beauty, joy, more exuberance
for life than the Idea. What anarchism
as a theory and anarchy as a social
reality offer is nothing short of total
liberation, for the collective and the
individual. De Cleyre's writings are
some of the most moving and
provocative to come out of the early
20th century. Prepare to be
entranced.
They Were Her Property
by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
There is an unbroken line between the white
women, slave holders detailed in this book,
racist suffragettes, those who overwhelmingly
voted for trump (twice) and those who insist
on championing a 'tough on crime' candidate
(biden) and his top-cop vice presidential pick
(harris) during a national uprising against
police and anti-Black racism. Until we (white
women), reckon with this lineage and set
aside any insistence on the progression of
'women's rights' as somehow distinct from
racial equity, true social justice will remain as
ashes in our mouths.
Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour
of Chaos Theory
by James Cagney
These are quite incredible poems. If
you have an opportunity to hear them
read aloud, take it! James Cagney
(no, not that one, he dead) reads and
writes in the small space wisdom
inhabits.
Soledad Brother
by George Jackson
Every summer we (Abolitionists)
commemorate Black August.
George and his brother Jonathan’s
actions during this month, though
one year apart, have given us a
legacy of resistance to the modern-
day slavery of the prison system.
This is an incredibly important book
to read.