book reviews
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Last Negroes at Harvard’ by Kent Garrett with Jeanne Ellsworth
Know that this is not merely a book of nostalgia for older folk: it's also for younger readers heading for…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Virusphere: From Common Colds to Ebola Epidemics — Why We Need the Viruses that Plague Us’ by Frank Ryan
Don't hesitate to put this book in your hands. Just be sure to wash them first.
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story’ by Shana Keller, illustrated by Kayla Stark
Introduce "Bread for Words" to your 6- to 10-year-old, and they'll be eager to bite into it.
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball’ by Bill Ripken
Ripken speaks to those rabid fans who think that more stats equals more science to the game of baseball even…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot’ by Mikki Kendall
Keep in mind that this is a book to help, not to censure, and even though it stings, you'll be…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights’ by Gretchen Sorin
Author Gretchen Sorin's all-encompassing in her information, beginning with slavery and moving at a good clip into the 20th century…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Clean Getaway’ by Nic Stone
For a kid who loves to travel, "Clean Getaway" is the book to pack. It's got adventure in it, and…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America’ by Marcia Chatelain
This is not your run-of-the-mill business book, nor is it an everyday history read. It's actually a little of both,…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Delivered by Midwives: African American Midwifery in the Twentieth-Century South’ by Jenny M. Luke
If it's the kind of medical, African American, or feminist history you're looking for, "Delivered by Midwife" is the total…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick’ by Zora Neale Hurston, edited with an introduction by Genevieve West, foreword by Tayari Jones
Don't be surprised if "Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick" is quickly elevated to your local high school's…
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