Kanye West doesn’t read. He’s been public about it for years, bragging about how he’s a “proud non-reader of books”—despite writing one.
That has become a problem.
Kanye’s recent tweets and interviews show that he is, to put it gently, under-educated on a number of important subjects. His statements have confused many of his supporters, and worse yet, emboldened many, many racists (check his @ replies if you need evidence).
While we know that we’re unlikely to change Kanye’s mind, hopefully we can at least help some of you. Below is a list of half a dozen books that can help clear up some of the major Kanye-provided misconceptions on major social and political issues of the day.
And in case you, like Kanye, are not up for reading, we’ve included links to the audiobooks where available.