Book Reviews

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Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh Takes On Racial Identity in ‘Black Friend Essays’ 

Comedy’s most iconic voice Ziwe Fumudoh brings together humor, wit, and tenacity in her new…

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Get to Know the Real Britney Spears in Her Memoir ‘The Woman in Me’

Freshly out of a multi-year conservatorship, suffering in silence, American pop sensation, Britney Spears has…

Jada Pinkett Smith Comes to the Table with Her Memoir ‘Worthy’

Actor and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith comes to the table with her new…

Kerry Washington Searches For and Finds Herself in New Memoir ‘Thicker Than Water’

Actress Kerry Washington opens up like never before in her memoir, Thicker Than Water, where…

‘Mama’s Sleeping Scarf’: by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Is a Picture of Black Family Life

Representation matters, and Black children deserve to see positive representations of themselves, their identities, and…

Review: ‘Self-Care for Black Women’ is about Black Women Putting Themselves First

Dear Black women, We deserve peace, solace, and the ability to love ourselves despite society’s…

‘More Perfect’ by Temi Oh: A Nail-Biting Cautionary Tale

Reading Temi Oh’s More Perfect was a distinct kind of scary. When I finished the…

Review: ‘Promise,’ a Story of Love, Dignity, and Survival

The first time I heard Rachel Eliza Griffiths recite poetry, it gave me a sense…

Review: ‘Crowned’ Reimagined Fairytales Celebrating Black Children

Husband and wife photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt created a stunning love letter to Black…