Tag: Racism
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BR253) “To Kill a Mockingbird” Book Review
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 4/5 rating. 181 pages. Book #20 of 2022. Read April 24 2022. This is the classic story of the Finch family in 1930s Alabama. The book deals with the topics of racism, prejudice, and justice. Scout, the young narrator, tells about her life of a few years. Her…
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BR251) “The Color of Law” Book Review
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein. 4/5 rating. 217 pages. Book #18 of 2022. Read April 3, 2022. This is one of the most disturbing books I have read in a long time. Richard does a phenomenal job of explaining the myriad of ways that…
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BR126) “In the Shadow of Statues” Book Review
In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu. 5/5 rating. 240 pages. Book #51 of 2020. Read August 4, 2020. This is an absolutely amazing memoir by former New Orleans mayor, Mitch. It tells his personal story, but is viewed through the lens of his fight for a better future…
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BR118) “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” Book Review
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. 3/5 rating. 389 pages. Book #43 of 2020. Read June 29, 2020. This is one of those books that I’m torn on how to rate. Because of Malcolm’s prominence as a Civil Rights Leader, I think it is important, but it’s a long book…
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BR79) A Perilous Path Book Review
A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law by Sherrilyn Ifill, Loretta Lynch, Bryan Stevenson, and Anthony Thompson. 4/5 rating. Book #4 of 2020. Read January 8, 2020. This book was an incredible meld of four powerful and influential minds. The dialogue is taken from an NYU discussion as a part of the launch…
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BR62) Between the World and Me Book Review
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. 4/5 rating. Book #137 of 2019. Read December 1, 2019. This book needs to be a required read for everyone in America. It is heart wrenching to hear Ta-Nehisi describe his world to his son. You can feel his utter fear, hopelessness, and sense of inequality throughout…
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BR26) The Color of Compromise Book Review
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby. 3/5 rating. Book #99 of 2019. Read August 18, 2019. Though I didn’t necessarily give this an incredibly high rating, it’s certainly not because of the importance of the topic. This book delves into the complicity of racism by…
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BR3) Just Mercy – Book Review and Discussion
I have been putting off finishing Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson for over a month because I knew that with such an amazing, beautiful, provocative book, I would have to write up my thoughts. While this book was certainly a 5 out of 5, it was certainly not an easy read: this was not because…