Book Reviews
Book Feature: False Black Power?
Black civil rights leaders have long supported ethnic identity politics and prioritized the integration of political
Read MoreOn the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Alice Goffman spent six years in one Philadelphia neighborhood, documenting the routine stops, searches, raids, and
Read MoreBlack Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination
Overview The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life
Read MoreGive Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
There have been countless books written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has
Read MoreBecoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
One woman’s remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery—and recognition as a leading
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in
Read MoreBook Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
About Killers of the Flower Moon “Disturbing and riveting…Grann has proved himself a master of spinning
Read MoreSlavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War
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Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society, that
Read MoreDemocracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the former secretary of state and bestselling author — a sweeping
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