State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We BuiltDrawn from a lifetime of frontline culture shifting advocacy, organizing, and fighting for equal justice, S tate of Emergency makes Mallory's demand for change and shares the keys to effective activism both for those new to and long committed to the defense of Black lives. From Minneapolis to Louisville, to Portland, Kenosha, and Washington, DC, America's reckoning with its unmet promises on race and class is at a boiling point not seen since the

As Kendi shows

their racial identities

showing that civil unrest is just one tool of resistance in the broader struggle for justice

as Alice juggles an overprotective mom

and struggling with her unreciprocated allegiance to emotionally unavailable men

can the girls rely on the friendship they've always shared

in depression and life expectancy

propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of wealth

Smith's debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be

Angie Thomas's searing debut about an ordinary girl in extraordinary circum-stances addresses issues of racism and police violence with intelligence

greets the giant anteater

and stories from long-erased places