From September 25- November 24, 2023, UWaterloo's Sankofa Network for Transformative Community Research (SNTCR), in partnership with the University of Waterloo Library, is hosting a book drive in support of the Sankara Pan-African Library in Uganda, Africa.
The Library developed a carefully curated selection of books that embody the spirit, knowledge and achievements in support of Pan-Africanism. Each book donated* represents an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a library embarking on a literary movement.
*Books can be dropped off at the entrances of the Dana Porter or Davis Centre libraries, or shipped to EC5 2816 - 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1.
Sankara Library Wish List
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Title |
Author |
Genres |
| The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the country | Amanda Gorman | Poetry,Short |
| Small doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use | Amanda Seales | Non-Fiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Comedy |
| The Immortals of Meluha | Amish Tripathi | Fiction, Fantasy, Indian literature |
| Masala: Recipes from India, the Land of Spices | Anita Jaisinghani | Cookbook |
| Black women will save the world: An Anthem | April Ryan | Non-fiction, Memoir |
| Wildflower: A Memoir | Aurora James | Non-fiction, Memoir (Fashion) |
| Swahili Chic: The Feng Shui of Africa | Bibi Jordan | Travel |
| The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction |
| The Equity Myth: Radicalization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities | Carl E Jones | Non-fiction, Canada, Race, Colonialism |
| A Dream of Africa | Camara Laye | Fiction, African Literature |
| The Dark Child | Camara Laye | Non-fiction, Memoir, Africa |
| The Radiance of the King | Camara Laye | Fiction, African Literature |
| Weapons of math destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy | Cathy O'Neil | Non-Fiction, Technology, Politics, Math |
| Sacred economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition | Charles Eisenstien | Non-fiction, Economics, History |
| The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto | Charles M. Blow | Non-fiction, Race, Politics, History, Social Justice |
| Not an Easy Win | Chrystal D. Giles | Children Fiction |
| Black Women Writers at Work | Claudia Tate (Editor) | Non-fiction, Writing |
| The Aesthetics of Equity: Notes on Race, Space, Architecture, and Music | Craig L. Wilkins | Non-fiction, Architecture, Design, Race |
| Who is Lebron James? (part of Who Was….? Series) | Crystal Hubbard | Children, History & Sports |
| Extending the diaspora: New Histories of Black People | Dawne Y. Curry, Darlene Clarke Hine, Eric D. Duke | Essay collections |
| Brother | David Chariandy | Fiction, Canada, Race, Contemporary |
| May Be I Don't Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery | David Harewood | Non-fiction, Memoir, Mental Health |
| Radical Inclusion: Seven Steps to Help you Create a More Just Workplace, Home and World | David Moinina Sengeh | Non-fiction, Social Justice, Leadership |
| Towards the Abolition of Whiteness: Essays on Race, Politics and Working Class History | David R. Roediger | Non-fiction, History, Race, Politics |
| The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power | Desmond Cole | Non-fiction, Canada, Race |
| A Map to the Door of No Return | Dionne Brand | Non-fiction, poetry, memoir |
| No Language is Neutral | Dionne Brand | Poetry, Canada, Queer |
| Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba | Ekiuwa Aire | Kids Illustration |
| Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain | Eric Chudler & Lise A. Johnson | Non-fiction, Science, Neuroscience |
| Houseboy | Ferdinand Oyono | Fiction, Classical African Literature |
| The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret of Sleep | Guy Leschziner | Non-fiction, Science, Psychology, Neuroscience |
| In Bibi's kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean [A Cookbook] | Hawa Hassan | Cookbook |
| The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How we can Prosper Together | Heather McGhee | Non-fiction, Race, History, Politics |
| Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror | Helen C. Epstein | Non-Fiction, History, Africa, Politics |
| Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I followed the footprints of slavery | Herb Frazier and Joseph McGill Jr. | Autobiography, Enslaved Literature |
| Nigeria Jones | Ibi Zoboi | Young Adult, Historical Fiction |
| Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel | Ibi Zoboi | Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction |
| Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present | Irene Cheng, Charles L Davis II, Mabel O Wilson | Non-fiction, Race, Architecture, History |
| African Myths | Jake Jackson | Non-fiction, Mythology, Africa |
| Green Architecture | James Wines | Non-fiction, Architecture, Sustainability |
| Moonrise Over New jessup | Jamila Minnicks | Historical Fiction, Race |
| Biominicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature | Janine M. Benyus | Non-fiction, Science, Sustainability |
| Sport in the Black Atlantic: Cricket, Canada and the Caribbean diaspora | Janelle Joseph | Sports, Racism, Caribbean-Canadian |
| Passion | June Jordan | Poetry |
| A Space for Race: Decoding Racism, Multiculturalism, and Post-Colonialism in the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond | Kathy Hogarth & Wendy L. Fletcher | Non-fiction, Race, Settler colonization |
| Before I Let Go | Kennedy Ryan | Fiction, Contemporary, Romance |
| Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living | Kris Bordessa | Non-fiction, Sustainability, Gardening |
| Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah | Fiction, Contemporary, Romance |
| Ellie Engle Saves Herself | Leah Johnson | Children, Fiction, Queer, Fantasy |
| Farming while Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land | Leah Penniman | Non-fiction, Food, Race, Environmental Justice |
| Live Pain-Free: Eliminate Chronic Pain without Drugs or Surgery | Lee Albert | Health and Self-help |
| The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI | Marcus du Sautoy | Non-fiction, Technology, Science, AI |
| Grief is love: Living with Loss | Marisa Renee Lee | Non-fiction, Self-help, Memoir, Psychology |
| Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond | Non-fiction, Politics, History, Economics |
| Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World | Meredith Broussard | Non-fiction, Technology, AI, Politics |
| More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech | Meredith Broussard | Non-fiction, Technology, Science, Social Justice |
| The light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times | Michelle Obama | Memoir |
| Exit West | Mohsin Hamid | Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Magical Realism |
| Skin of the Sea | Natasha Bowen | Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult |
| Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Non-fiction, Science, History |
| Devil on the Cross | Ngugi wa Thiongo | Fiction, Classical African Literature |
| Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature | Ngugi wa Thiongo | Non-fiction, Africa, Politics, History |
| Weep Not, Child | Ngugi wa Thiongo | Fiction, African Literature |
| The River Between | Ngugi wa Thiongo | Fiction, African Literature |
| This is How They Tell me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race | Nicole Perlroth | Non-fiction, Technology, Politics |
| Garvey's Choice | Nikki Grimes | Middle Grade, Poetry |
| The 1619 project: A New Origin Story | Nikole Hannah-Jones | Non-Fiction, essays, Poetry |
| Back to the Drawing Board: African-Canadian Feminisms | Njoki Nathani Wane, Katerina Delivsky and Erica Lawson | Gender studies, African-Canadian experiences |
| Binti: The Complete Trilogy | Nnedi Okorafor | Fiction, Science ction, Fantasy |
| Nubia: The Awakening | Omar Epps and Clarance A Haynes | Young Adult, Fiction |
| Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black community | Paul Wellington | Non-fiction, Architecture |
| The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World | Pedro Domingos | Non-fiction, Science, technology, AI |
| Mine boy | Peter Abrahams | Fiction, Classical African Literature |
| Real Self Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness | Pooja Lakshmin | Non-fiction, Self-help, Mental Health, psychology |
| The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America | Richard Rothstein | Non-fiction, Race, History, Politics |
| On Property: Policing, Prisons, and the Call for Abolition | Rinaldo Walcott | Non-fiction, Politics, Race, Theory |
| The Long Emancipation: Moving toward Black Freedom | Rinaldo Walcott | Non-fiction, History, Theory |
| Art: A Visual History | Robert Cumming | Non-fiction, Art History |
| Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray | Sabine Hossenfelder | Non-fiction, Math, Physics, Science |
| The perfect find | Tia Williams | Contemporary Fiction, Romance |
| Black Writers Matter | Whitney French & Afua Cooper | Non-fiction, Canada, Essays |