As African American studies faces resistance, a conversation about the continued relevance of Carter G. Woodson’s 1933 book, "The Mis-education of the Negro" By Ibram X. Kendi In 1925, teachers at the Negro Manual and Training High School of Muskogee, Oklahoma, made what they thought was an appropriate choice of textbook: The Negro in Our History, by the Harvard-trained … [Read more...] about The book that exposed anti-black racism in the classroom
Book Reviews
Erickajoy Daniels celebrates launch of new book, ‘Taking Care of Business While My Husband is at the Gate’
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, new author and community health advocate Erickajoy Daniels hosted the official launch of her first book "Taking Care of Business While My Husband is at the Gate" at No Studios, 1037 West McKinley Ave. The book is a journey of enlightenment and guidance from a biblical perspective as she shares and teaches Christian strategies for successfully … [Read more...] about Erickajoy Daniels celebrates launch of new book, ‘Taking Care of Business While My Husband is at the Gate’
“Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence” by Anita Hill
c.2021, Viking $30.00 / $40.00 Canada 352 pages The grab was savage. You yelped because you weren't expecting it. Because it shouldn't have happened. It was rough enough to leave marks on your skin, little round marks like fingertips; for sure, it left marks on your self-confidence but complain, and it'll all be denied. You know the truth, though, and when you read … [Read more...] about “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence” by Anita Hill
“Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood” by Dawn Turner
c.2021, Simon & Schuster $26.99 / $35.99 Canada 321 pages Go left or go right? It seems that at every point in life, you need a decision: take a familiar street, or a route you rarely travel? A restaurant you frequent, or something new for dinner? Sometimes, the choices won't matter next week or in a year, but – as in the new book "Three Girls from Bronzeville" … [Read more...] about “Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood” by Dawn Turner
“Black Health Matters” by Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD
c.2021, Square One Publishers $16.95 321 pages This morning, your head hurt something terrible. Is it anything to worry about? Your grandfather had heart problems and died after a stroke. Your grandmother suffered from diabetes and you know there's got to be a way to avoid their fates. Does your headache have anything to do with that? Do you need "Black Health … [Read more...] about “Black Health Matters” by Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD
These book on the lives of Women of Color will bring you more than a good summer read, they will bring hope and healing
“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women” by Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD c.2021, Amistad $24.99 / $31.00 Canada 257 pages “Wake: The Hidden History of Women- Led Slave Revolts” by Rebecca Hall, illustrated by Hugo Martinez c.2021, Simon & Schuster $29.99 / $39.99 Canada 208 pages Like almost everybody in the world, you have … [Read more...] about These book on the lives of Women of Color will bring you more than a good summer read, they will bring hope and healing
“Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires” by Jaime Lowe
c.2021, MCB / Farrar, Straus and Giroux $27.00 / $37.00 Canada 303 pages Your oversized plastic tote is all packed. You don’t want to think about it, but if you have to bug out, you can. A backup laptop, extra dog bowls, every irreplaceable document, it’s all there, ready to slide into the car. You can never be too careful when it’s fire season and in the new book … [Read more...] about “Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires” by Jaime Lowe
“Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance” by Mia Bay
c.2021, Belknap, Harvard University Press $35.00 391 pages “Traveling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move” by Nanjala Nyabola c.2020, Hurst $19.95 238 pages You’ve always wanted to do it. You just wanted to go. You’d hop in a car or van, no GPS or map, no real itinerary, no destination in mind. You’d point your headlights in some direction and … [Read more...] about “Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance” by Mia Bay
“Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own” by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
c.2020, Crown $27.00/$36.00 Canada 239 pages Did you see that? Sure you did. You couldn’t miss it, actually, because you can spot hatred, discrimination, and bad trouble a mile away. You know when something’s wrong and you saw it; saw it coming, in fact, and you weren’t alone. In “Begin Again” by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., you’ll know that a warning was sounded decades … [Read more...] about “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own” by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
“Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power” by Tamara Winfrey Harris
c.2021, Barrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. $16.95 / $22.95 Canada 185 pages There’s some mail for you. And it’s not the e-variety, either; it was brought by a human, carried down the street and left at your home. It’s in an envelope with a stamp, and the good news is that it isn’t a bill. It’s a letter for you, and in “Dear Black Girl” by Tamara Winfrey Harris, it could … [Read more...] about “Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power” by Tamara Winfrey Harris