Books for World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

By Coll Rowe | May 14 2026 | General

For World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21st, we are sharing a collection that includes books that advise on cultural differences and bridging divides. Our goal is to influence students to learn how to talk to others who may come from different backgrounds and understand the widespread issues that affect and intersect with varying communities.

How American Schools Failed Black Children
9780593470756

A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author’s family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice.

$19.00 US
Mar 17, 2026
Paperback
240 Pages
Vintage

9780593855003

Pioneering Harvard Kennedy School professor and behavioral scientist Julia Minson reveals the counterintuitive secret to a life of less drama and more impact.

$30.00 US
Mar 24, 2026
Hardcover
304 Pages
Avery

Field Notes for Diverse Democracy
9780807008232

From the former faith adviser to President Obama comes an inspirational guide for those who seek to promote positive social change and build a more diverse and just democracy.

$18.95 US
May 09, 2023
Paperback
224 Pages
Beacon Press

The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church
9780593318867

The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation.

$29.00 US
Sep 24, 2024
Hardcover
304 Pages
Knopf

How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World
9780143132707
A guide to learning how to communicate with people who have diametrically opposed opinions from you, how to empathize with them, and how to (possibly) change their minds.
$18.00 US
Aug 14, 2018
Paperback
272 Pages
Tarcher

9781685892579

The essential guide for understanding why some political voices are amplified, others are silenced, and how the fight over “who’s too elite” to dissent will determine our democratic fates.

$18.99 US
Feb 24, 2026
Paperback
160 Pages
Melville House

How America Criminalizes Black Youth
9780593080900
Here is a brilliant analysis of the foundations of racist policing in America: the day-to-day brutalities, largely hidden from public view, endured by Black youth growing up under constant police surveillance and the persistent threat of physical and psychological abuse.
$20.00 US
Feb 07, 2023
Paperback
512 Pages
Vintage

How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
9780593087985
An author and human rights activist offers his inspiring approach to a happier, more ethical way of life by embracing Sikh teachings.
$19.00 US
Jul 02, 2024
Paperback
320 Pages
Riverhead Books

Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy
9781632172570

In a collection of “civic sermons” delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.

$24.95 US
May 14, 2019
Hardcover
320 Pages
Sasquatch Books

America's Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity
9780593467169

A powerful exploration of the past and present arc of America’s white supremacy—from the country’s inception and Revolutionary years to its nineteenth century flashpoint of civil war; to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and today’s Black Lives Matter.

$25.00 US
Oct 24, 2023
Paperback
464 Pages
Vintage

How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
9780593833407

The bestselling author of American Nations reveals how centuries-old regional differences have brought American democracy to the brink of collapse and presents a powerful story that can bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic.

$32.00 US
Nov 04, 2025
Hardcover
368 Pages
Viking

A Road Map for Cultivating Racial Literacy
9780593330173
This groundbreaking book invites readers to imagine a future in which our differences bring us together in the pursuit of justice and equality.
$20.00 US
Feb 02, 2021
Paperback
400 Pages
Tarcher