Article Category: Reviews

  • 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