Beacon Press
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Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City
$35.00 Add to cartThe life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever–and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality
#SayHerName: The story of Elean- Author: Harris, Lashawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 0807011967
- Language: English
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Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
$18.95 Add to cartA mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter’s many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian Amer… [more below]
- Author: Poon, Oiyan A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016586
- Language: English
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Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy
$28.95 Add to cartA grounding exploration of how our online prowess shapes the very essence of democracy
The electronic age compels us to confront the delicate balance between the convenience of constant connectivity a- Author: Boghosian, Heidi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0807010847
- Language: English
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In Theory, Darling: Searching for Jos? Esteban Mu?oz and the Queer Imagination
$26.95 Add to cartA love letter to queer of color theory and how it has helped the author to discover himself, reclaim identities, celebrate queer joy, and work towards liberation
Marcos Gonsalez found his greatest sou- Author: Gonsalez, Marcos
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0807008001
- Language: English
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (10th Anniversary Edition)
$22.00 Add to cart2014 NAACP Image Award Winner: Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Auto Biography
2013 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians Choice Top 25 Academic Titles for 20- Author: Theoharis, Jeanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0807020613
- Language: English
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Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons
$32.00 Add to cartA tale of 2 NYC affordable housing co-ops’ struggle over privatization, public goods, and the future of American housing
The American Dream of homeownership is becoming an American Delusion. As renter- Author: Tarleton, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0807017809
- Language: English
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Three Leaves, Three Roots: Poems on the Haiti-Congo Story
$17.00 Add to cartA Haitian-born, Boston-based poet explores the personal and political stories of the Haitians who were part of Congo’s 1960s decolonization movement
Between 1960 and 1975, thousands of Haitian profess- Series: Raised Voices
- Author: Georges, Danielle Legros
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0807020486
- Language: English
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Notes of a Native Son
$25.00 Add to cartA deluxe hardcover edition of one of James Baldwin’s most admired works, exploring what it means to be Black in America and his own search for identity
Part of the Beacon Classics series Originally p- Series: Beacon Classics
- Author: Baldwin, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 080701897X
- Language: English
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A Black Girl in the Middle: Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out
$16.95 Add to cartA blazingly honest essay collection from a refreshing new voice exploring the in-between moments for Black women and girls, and what it means to simply exist
“At thirty-seven years old I can say Shene- Author: Golding, Shenequa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016063
- Language: English
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The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice Is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence
$26.95 Add to cartA violence prevention expert helps targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction around what keeps us safe and support social change
Personal safety shouldn’t mean living in fear, nor sho- Author: Stone, Meg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016225
- Language: English
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Counterculture: The Story of America from Bohemia to Hip-Hop
$32.00 Add to cartA political and intellectual history of American counterculture and the historical figures who redefined mainstream understandings of freedom, culture, art, and politics–from The Beat Generation to B… [more below]
- Author: Zamalin, Alex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0807045187
- Language: English
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The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America
$27.95 Add to cartFrom the host of The David Pakman Show comes a vital look at how right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics–and what we can do about it to save our… [more below]
- Author: Pakman, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016535
- Language: English
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The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine
$29.95 Add to cartThe first comprehensive trade history of sex ed in American schools–and an impassioned call to reform sex ed into a powerful tool for reproductive justice and social equality
The U.S. has some of the- Author: Myers, Margaret Grace
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0807008060
- Language: English
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The New Science of Social Change: A Modern Handbook for Activists
$27.95 Add to cartIn this accessible guide for activists, scholar Lisa Mueller translates cutting-edge empirical research on effective protest to show how to make movements really matter
We are in the middle of a histo- Author: Mueller, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 080701348X
- Language: English
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On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California
$18.95 Add to cart- Author: Moyer, Jaclyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016772
- Language: English
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Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life
$30.00 Add to cartMeet queer, BIPOC, and women artists around the world as they discuss the gifts, costs, and redemptive power of pursuing a creative life
Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artis- Author: Griest, Stephanie Elizondo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 807020419
- Language: English
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The Unicorn Woman
$17.95 Add to cart“One of our greatest living authors.”–Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston Globe
Marking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns- Author: Jones, Gayl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 08 2025
- ISBN10: 807019623
- Language: English
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Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes
$27.95 Add to cartA crucial subversion of the misconceptions around the participation of gender diverse athletes–advocating for the inclusion of trans and nonbinary athletes across all levels of sport
The debate over- Series: Queer Ideas/Queer Action
- Author: Browne, Harrison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 807045349
- Language: English
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Beyond Limits: Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care
$27.95 Add to cart“Beyond Limits is moving, personal, insightful, and powerfully written. This book helps us to see people who seek abortions with clarity and compassion, as people in the real world, rather than as the… [more below]
- Author: Sella, Shelley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 0807020591
- Language: English
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A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing
$18.95 Add to cart- Author: Podemski, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0807016152
- Language: English
