Explore curated book reviews & recommendations by Black authors. Find your next great read from my home library collection, featuring fiction, non-fiction, classics, and new voices.
The White Myth of Classic Literature
Let’s talk about classic literature. When you hear the term, what authors come to mind? For many, it’s a familiar, predominantly white list: Dickens, Austen, Hemingway, Fitzgerald. Let me be clear: I have read most of the “classics”. If you grew up in the Midwest, one or two of the classics were pretty much required…
Igniting a Revolution: The Story of FIRE!!, the Harlem Renaissance’s Most Rebellious Magazine
This year, I embarked on a “Personal Curriculum” deep dive into the Harlem Renaissance. While I loved the classics, I became fascinated with the lesser-known voices—authors like Rudolph Fisher and Jessie Redmon Fauset. But nothing prepared me for the explosive rebellion I found in the pages of Fire!!, a short-lived quarterly magazine that was less…
The Ultimate List: 40 Banned Books by Black Authors in My Home Library
Over the past five days on social media, I’ve shared the banned and challenged books by Black authors that fill the shelves of my home library. The response was so powerful that I knew I had to bring them all together in one definitive post for you. While Banned Books Week officially lasts for seven…
Amplifying Black Voices: My Commitment for Banned Books Week and Beyond
Since 1982, the United States has devoted a planned week to shed light about the growing occurrences of books being banned in schools and libraries across the country. Banned Books Week, isn’t a celebration, it is a collective stand for our right to free and open access to ideas, especially those that challenge us to…
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