Recommendations from the Green Hand for those interested in hearing more Voices of Color

Kamala Harris

Phenomenal Woman

By: Chidanand Rajghatta
Narrated by: Monaz Ranina
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

'We not only dream, we do. We not only see what has been, we see what can be. We shoot for the moon ... We are bold, fearless, and ambitious. We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome; that we will rise up.' - Kamala Harris; Inauguration night addressOn 20 January 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the Vice President of the United... Read more

Fire Exit

By: Morgan Talty
Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

“From his porch, Charles Lamosway watches his daughter Elizabeth’s life unfold across the river on Maine’s Penobscot Reservation. As he copes with his mother’s dementia and the ghosts of his past, he wrestles with whether to reveal his secret connection to Elizabeth. A poignant, masterfully written tale of family, culture, and what we pass on to... Read more

Out There Screaming

An Anthology of New Black Horror

By: Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams
Narrated by: Jordan Peele & Full Cast
Length: 14 hours

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation.

“Every piece is strong and... Read more

Split Tooth

By: Tanya Tagaq
Narrated by: Tanya Tagaq
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

“Tanya Tagaq is a musical artist in more ways than one. As a world-renowned Inuit throat singer, she has already stunned the world with her powerful songs and lyrics, but now in her first memoir, an explosive combination of narrative, poetry, myth, truth, and ferocity, she weaves the story of a young girl who comes of age in a small Arctic town,... Read more

Hijab Butch Blues

A Memoir

By: Lamya H
Narrated by: Ashraf Shirazi
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

“This memoir absolutely blew me away. Structured around stories from the Qur'an, Lamya H beautifully explores the intersections between faith, identity, culture, and belonging. I learned so much while reading this book, and really valued Lamya's unique perspective on queerness and religion. Incredibly raw and honest, this is a memoir I will be... Read more

Read Until You Understand

The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

By: Farah Jasmine Griffin
Narrated by: Farah Jasmine Griffin
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

A BRILLIANT SCHOLAR IMPARTS THE LESSONS BEQUEATHED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ITS REMARKABLE ARTISTS AND THINKERS.

Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase “read until you understand,” a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of... Read more

The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there.

Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his black... Read more

Spirits Abroad

By: Zen Cho
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

A new expanded edition of Zen Cho’s award-winning debut collection.

Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho’s Crawford Award–winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award
winner “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try,... Read more

Sigh, Gone

A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In

By: Phuc Tran
Narrated by: Phuc Tran
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

"Tran's story is an American immigration story, and so much more. His delivery is crisp and engaging, and maintains just the slightest element of whimsy...If you're a fan of memoirs and a fan of literature, this is a must- listen." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author.

For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong,... Read more

Why We Can't Wait

By: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963

On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign.... Read more

The Reformatory

A Novel

By: Tananarive Due
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 20 hours 51 minutes

“What could be filled with more horror than The Jim Crow Era? Based on true accounts of The Dozier School for Boys, this is a story about survival against all odds for both the living and the dead. The ghosts of The Reformatory will permanently settle in your body long after you've finished reading. Read more

Night of the Living Rez

By: Morgan Talty
Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

“The twelve stories intersect creating more of a novel than a set of separate stories. I love the characters--Paige, Frick, Fellis, grandmother, mom, Tyson, and JP, all of them doing the best they can under the circumstances. I think what I love most is that the stories are told without judgment or snark but with compassion and understanding.... Read more

White Horse

A Novel

By: Erika T. Wurth
Narrated by: Tonantzin Carmelo
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

“I loved White Horse. Living in Colorado - I loved the journey through all the areas I knew ... as well as those I didn't know. I loved the history and lessons learned from our heritage. I loved the grit of Kari, who won't stop until she finds answers. Read more

Kinauvit?

What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother

By: Norma Dunning
Narrated by: Norma Dunning
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

“An excellent history and family biography of a woman tracing her Indigenous heritage through the Eskimo Disk System. The author dealt with Canadian bureaucracy and the lack of records about Inuit people to uncover her past behind an oppressive system. Read more

Hood Feminism

Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot

By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

“Hood Feminism touches on many subjects that mainstream feminists may not think of as feminist issues. Issues like food and housing insecurity, parenting, and disability rights, among others. Mikki Kendall calls out mainstream feminism as existing only for the advancement of white women, to the detriment of women of color. Some of my biggest... Read more

The Sum of Us

What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

By: Heather McGhee
Narrated by: Heather McGhee
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

“I recommend this because it digs deeper into some of the harmful systemic practices that are or were in place for Black people in the US. It shows how not only does it affect Black people and other marginalized communities but those practices affect everyone. I also appreciated the perspective and how these facts and personal stories are told so... Read more

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“Smith has crafted a resource, narrative and detailed explanation into how we teach the legacy of slavery. He recounts visits from everywhere from NYC to the Whitney Plantation, integrating stories of people and visitors today. This book is lays a beautiful written foundation for interrogating the history we've been taught. Particularly... Read more

Black Cake

A Novel

By: Charmaine Wilkerson
Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman & Simone Mcintyre
Length: 12 hours

“Books don't often make me cry, but this one got me right in the feels. Read more

The Vanishing Half

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Brit Bennett
Narrated by: Shayna Small
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

“Follow a family through multiple decades to witness how the decisions of twin sisters impact generations both past and future. Read more

Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orisha: Book #1

By: Tomi Adeyemi
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes

“A sprawling fantasy teeming with deep and meaningful magic. One of the things I like most about this debut is that it raises very real and important issues of our time through multiple character's perspectives. No character is one-dimensional, and every character must learn from failure and introspection to become who they were meant to be. Read more