Book: Birth of the Chess Queen by Marilyn Yalom Genre: History Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 2004 Pages: 241 Source: Hardcover borrowed from neighboring library Summary: When chess originated in India, some 1500 years ago, there were no female pieces on … Continue reading →
Book: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: One World Publication date: 2021 Pages: 590 (480 without end material — don’t let anyone tell you that this book wasn’t well-researched!) Source: Hardcover, borrowed from … Continue reading →
Book: The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America by Marcus J. Moore Genre: Biography Publisher: Atria Books Publication date: 2020 Pages: 288 Source: Borrowed e-book from the library Summary: If you were in the Black Lives … Continue reading →
Book: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: One World Publication date: 2021 Pages: 415 — 293 of text, the rest is notes and index Source: Borrowed … Continue reading →
Book: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke Genre: Autobiography Publisher: Flat Iron Books Publication date: 2021 Pages: 320 Source: Borrowed e-book from the library Summary: Tarana Burke began using the … Continue reading →
Book: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Seal Press, Hachette Book Group Publication date: 2018 Pages: 248 Source: Physical copy from the library Summary: The summary of So You Want to Talk About … Continue reading →
Book: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication date: 2020 Pages: 294 Source: Print book borrowed from the library Summary: Ibram X. Kendi writes in the … Continue reading →
The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group has been meeting since June of 2008 — over 13 years. In that time, we’ve read 120 books, specializing in books about race in America. For the second year in a row, … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
This morning, I’m giving a presentation about the school to prison pipeline at Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Due to COVID, this presentation is happening via Zoom. I like virtual handouts, even for in-person presentations, since the … Continue reading →