Blood on the Forge by William Attaway
phenomenal, wise, novel about the great migration and the manipulation of white working class resentment
Tag: black
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
gorgeous prose, important content
Hold Tight by Jeffrey Boakye
i’m looking tired but feeling great
The Fight by Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer writes energetically and racistly about boxing
The Last Holiday: A Memoir by Gil Scott-Heron
The ‘Godfather of Rap’ offers a rose-tinted memoir.
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
because white men can’t / police their imagination / black men are dying
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a big, serious novel all about big, serious things. It is intelligent, articulate, humaneContinue Reading
