Learning about the issues facing people with lived experiences and social identities that are different from our own is an important step in making connections, deepening relationships and better understanding those around us.
Each of the following books can be accessed at no charge from the Los Angeles Public Library and L.A. County Library. As a UCLA employee, you can also borrow these books from the UCLA Library using your Bruin card as your library card. Your library number is your University ID number plus the digit in the lower right corner on the back of your card.
"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
A powerful letter to the author's teenage son, exploring the realities of being Black in America.
"Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Chronicles the untold story of the African American women mathematicians who played crucial roles at NASA during the space race.
"Educated" by Tara Westover
A memoir about a woman who grows up in a strict and abusive household in rural Idaho but eventually escapes and pursues education.
