But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, the essence of who they are. In The Vanishing Half, the twin Vignes sisters will always be identical. Issa Rae and her Hoorae production banner and Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures also have joined as executive producers.Īs Deadline previously reported, HBO acquired the book in 2020 in a highly competitive situation. Harris (Slave Play), have signed on as writers and executive producers on drama The Vanishing Half, based on Brit Bennett’s bestselling novel, which is in currently in development as a series at HBO. “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor,” Layla SaadĬNN’s Harmeet Kaur and Seth Fiegerman contributed to this report.Aziza Barnes ( BLKS) and Jeremy O. “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” Beverly Daniel Tatumġ9.

“The Day You Begin,” Jacqueline Woodsonġ8. “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” Bryan Stevensonġ5. “Between the World and Me,” Ta-Nehisi Coatesġ2. “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” Michelle Alexanderġ1. “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” Richard RothsteinĦ. “We’re Different, We’re the Same,” a Sesame Street picture book, Bobbi Katesĥ. “So You Want to Talk About Race,” Ijeoma Oluaģ. “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism,” Robin DiangeloĢ. Influencing the people in your circle is another – and part of that can include sharing books about racism with friends and family and discussing how oppression affects marginalized groups.ġ. And many of them probe their readers to examine their role in upholding systemic racism.Įducating yourself on the history and current state of racism is one way to show positive allyship, as reported in CNN’s guide to being an ally. Most every book in the top 20 best sellers list contains historical context about the role of racism in poverty, mass incarceration, health care, politics and more. “It is fitting it happens on the day we are Blacking Out for Black lives and hopefully supporting our local independent bookstores too.” “This doesn’t happen every day,” Kendi tweeted Tuesday. Kendi, a historian of racial inequality at American University, appears on the list twice, for his books “How to be an Antiracist” and “Stamped from the Beginning.” Most of the top 20 best selling books on Amazon are about racism in the US.

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