Article Category: Reviews

  • Still Believing Anita Hill

    It’s been 30 years since Anita Hill’s testimony transformed the national conversation on sexual harassment. Her new book underscores the continuing struggle faced by women.

    October 12, 2021
    3 minute read
  • Malcolm and Betty’s Third Child

    The emergence of young Malcolm X is told through the eyes of a daughter – just two years old when he was assassinated – determined to preserve Malcolm’s truth.

    April 30, 2021
    2 minute read
  • The Vitality of Convention Culture

    The history behind Black-led convention culture was kept alive through oral storytelling. This new collection of essays brings to light the missing link between organizing and movement politics.

    December 23, 2020
    1 minute read
  • The American Caste System

    Isabel Wilkerson lays bare U.S. racial structures with historical parallels to Nazi Germany and India's caste system.

    December 23, 2020
    2 minute read
  • The Wide Circumference of Love

    Marita Golden's novel, "The Wide Circumference of Love" is an exploration of the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on an African American family.

    November 10, 2020
    1 minute read
  • A Memoir of Love and Hate

    Through the eyes of an immigrant who has also crusaded for racial and social justice, journalist Maria Hinojosa’s new book takes us on a journey of darkness and light.

    October 18, 2020
    1 minute read
  • To The Front: Black Women and The Vote

    Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The AFRO Newspaper released a special edition celebrating Black women suffragists from the Nation's Capital.

    August 5, 2020
    1 minute read
  • They Were Her Property

    This ground-breaking investigation gives lie to the notion of the fragile, defenseless White mistress, withering under the boot of antebellum patriarchy and slavery.

    August 5, 2020
    1 minute read
  • “The Dangerous Negro Agitator”

    In celebration of Ida B’s birthday this month, we recommend this biography by her great-great-granddaughter, which shines a light on one of our nation’s greatest patriots.

    July 17, 2020
    1 minute read
  • The Burden of Remembrance

    What becomes of the children born from the past? Rochelle Riley's "The Burden" seeks to answer this question for descendants of the enslaved.

    June 29, 2020
    2 minute read