5 Books I’m Reading (or Rereading) in 2021
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5 min readDec 23, 2020
by Charles Barrett Adams
Anyone who knows me will tell you: Books are my friends.
As an educator and non-profit leader, I am constantly looking for ways to challenge my thinking, materials to add to my own self-growth curriculum, and for timely relevant information that I can offer to my village of peers, colleagues and friends taking their own journeys towards racial literacy.
And let’s face it: there is no better excuse to add a few more books to my shelves than a new year.
That said, here are five books I’ll study or revisit in early 2021 as I seek to become a more empathetic, organized and courageous leader.
- Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work and in the World by Chad Ford. Ford, whose name may be recognized by NBA fans, is a conflict mediator who just so happens to have spent some time as a sportswriter and analyst for ESPN. In his mediation work, Ford has worked internationally with governments, NGOs and businesses.
Why I’m looking forward to reading it: Dangerous Love is about working to address conflict in our relationships, examining why…
