Book #51 of 2022: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine This volume is an expansion of the original New York Times Magazine article that was published to honor the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Virginia, highlighting American history through …
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Book Review: The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race edited by Jesmyn Ward
Book #156 of 2021: The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race edited by Jesmyn Ward Not every entry in this collection of essays and poems quite lands for me, but all told it’s a powerful reflection from various African American writers near the start of the Black Lives Matter movement and just …
Book Review: Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
Book #272 of 2020: Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Trethewey A short but disturbing read, focused partly on author Natasha Trethewey’s experiences growing up mixed-race in the segregated Deep South and partly on her abusive stepfather threatening, beating, stalking, and ultimately murdering her mother. It’s obviously a deeply personal account, but it’s also …
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