Posts tagged Memoir
Review: Raising a Black Son in America and the “Reflections of an Anxious African American Dad”
Review: Raising a Black Son in America and the “Reflections of an Anxious African American Dad”

How much do our childhood experiences influence our behavior as adults? Why are some of our early memories so deeply embedded we cannot seem to escape them? Can a parent, through their actions as a strict disciplinarian and rule-maker, ensure their children will have a better life than the one they had? These questions are at the core of Eric Heard‘s debut book.

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Book Review, ReadingDeborah HarrisEric Heard, Reflections of an Anxious African American Dad, MemoirComment
Between The World And Me by Ta Nehisi Coates (Book Review)
Between The World And Me by Ta Nehisi Coates (Book Review)

It took me a little over ten days to read Between the World and Me in the summer of 2016. When you find something so real and moving and painful, you can't help but want the other people in your life to feel those very real feelings too. Here is a long review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2015 memoir.

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ReadingAntoinette ScullyTa-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me, Racism, Memoir, Nonfiction, Book Review, Cultural Connections Comments
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Book Review)
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Book Review)

So You Want To Talk About Race is a hybrid memoir and guidebook for discussing some of the toughest topics here in the U.S. Oluo uses her history and background to insert common racial topics onto her life, showing how the missteps of the majority population create a challenging world for people with Brown skin. Written to and for non-People of Color, So You Want To Talk About Race cuts to the heart of why this subject is so difficult. 

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ReadingAntoinette ScullySo You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo, Nonfiction, Book Review, Race Talk, Memoir Comments