On Juneteenth

On JuneteenthWeaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon Reed's On Juneteenth provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond. All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long

As a Black woman

piles of fresh breads

her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting

the Nurturer

she's certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton--if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians

resonant fragments

Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine

bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies

" -- New York Times Book Review

February 27 2024

It is both a cultural exploration and a consideration of the American experiment through the eyes and experiences of Americans of different generations that cuts across race

and rebukes America--"Dear White America"--where every day is too often a funeral and not often enough a miracle