book reviews
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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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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America’ by Candacy Taylor
If you’re looking for a lively, well-rounded history book, “Overground Railroad” is just the ticket.
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation’ by Peggy Wallace Kennedy with Justice H. Mark Kennedy
Love, politics, the tumultuous '60s, current events — it's all in this can't-miss biography.
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue… And Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation’ by Lauren Michele Jackson
It's all yours. You own it, got it, paid for it, you even have the receipt. That thing: you fought…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises’ by Jodie Adams Kirshner, foreword by Michael Eric Dyson
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. And you know how that went for him. The Royal Soldiers and a bunch…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Right Beside You’ by Mary Monroe
You have things to say, but you're not going to say them. Nope, not opening your mouth. Not a peep.…
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