Song: If I Ruled The World x Nas (Feat. Lauryn Hill)
If you consider yourself an avid reader or a woke person, than I suggest you add these two books to your list. They're very short, a few hours to read each one. Make sure you have a pen to take notes and underline sentences. And if you're feeling up to it, read a little of each one aloud. You should read them in the order of publication (Baldwin first, then Coates).
I'm not going to sit here and pump any ideas into your head about either of these books and what they have to do in terms of each other besides that they work together and once you've read them both, you can interpret if it's as a response, a continuation, an argument, etc. But, these are two of the most influential nonfiction books I have read this year and they are both culturally relevant to the times and very fresh perspectives to have on the US and the "American Dream."
Honestly, I feel like a more complete person after reading both of these books and I feel like I know how I should be living life when it comes to the terribleness that is happening all around us nowadays. Just read them, you don't have to thank me.
Stay Woke.
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