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Books to Read after this…
Rooted by Brea Baker
She names how Black folks stay rooted even when displaced.
Before the Streetlights Come On by Heather McTeer Toney
She talks policy, porch wisdom, and protection.
The Wrong Complexion for Protection by Beverly Wright & Robert Bullard
They break down how environmental harm hits Black communities hardest—and how we fight back.
Black Interiors by Elizabeth Alexander
Not just design—this one’s about memory, mood, and how Black homes hold spirit.
The Rise of the American Conservation Movement by Dorceta E. Taylor
She names how whitewashed the green movement is—and how Black folks have been stewards all along.
In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Sharpe
Not about homes directly, but it’s about how we live in the afterlife of trauma—and make space sacred.
My dream of a Bedford-style dining room isn’t just aesthetic—it’s ancestral, neurological, and ritual-bound.
