I would not be the person I am today without these authors, their stories, the characters, and the challenges they gave me to face in the mirror and the world. Black authors have done more to open my mind than any other demographic.
Category: Books
I have honest and completely biased – cause I’m human – reviews on all the books I’ve been reading since December of 2016.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a heartbreaking history of Africans’ struggle to gain humanity, recognition, rights, and the hope for equality and citizenship in America from 1619 through the 1940s.
The Ice at the End of the World by Jon Gertner
Greenland is more than ice. It’s even more than a history of the world and a predictor of the future at the top of the world. It is a call to action.
The Cartiers by Francesca Cartier Brickell
The Cartiers by Francesca Cartier Brickell is more than a story of the Cartier family empire. It is the story of the world's highest societies. I highly enjoyed it.
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall and A. d’Amico
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall and A. d'Amico is a phenomenal graphic history of women's existence. I wish I'd had this book as a girl searching history for powerful/interesting women.
Christmas at Thompson Hall & Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope is an amazing novelist. He brings so much empathy and intensity to the crazy characters filling his stories.