Books for World Day of Social Justice

By Coll Rowe | February 17 2026 | General

The United Nations recognizes February 20th as World Day of Social Justice. This year’s theme is “Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps for Social Justice,” focusing on the importance of inclusive policies and social protections to address systemic inequality.

Here is a collection centered on social justice issues including antiracism and race relations, environmental justice, support for activism, and issues in the United States within the prison-industrial complex.

A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice
9781984862495
A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family’s expectations.
$24.99 US
Apr 16, 2024
Hardcover
208 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic

A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
9780593491300

The rousing, captivating story of a Black physician, her career in medicine, and the deep inequities that still exist in the U.S. healthcare system.

$18.00 US
Jan 21, 2025
Paperback
304 Pages
Penguin Books

How to Use the Power of Connection to Engage, Take Action, and Build a Better World
9780593735909
A blueprint for boosting activism and building support for the causes you care about using fan-building tactics from the music industry and featuring the voices of today’s most passionate change-makers, from the bassist for AJR and founder of Planet Reimagined.
$26.99 US
Jun 03, 2025
Hardcover
272 Pages
Harmony

One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
9780593490822

A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd’s life and legacy, telling the singular story of how one man’s tragic experience brought about a global movement for change.

$20.00 US
May 07, 2024
Paperback
448 Pages
Penguin Books

How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
9780525509707
An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter.
$18.00 US
Sep 07, 2021
Paperback
352 Pages
One World

The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising
9780593701447

A moving exploration of the 2022 women-led protests in Iran, as told through the interwoven stories of two Iranian journalists.

$30.00 US
Sep 16, 2025
Hardcover
336 Pages
Pantheon