The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women by Marita Golden is the 2021 Winner of SCN’s Sarton Award for Nonfiction. To be […]
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Sasinda Futhi Siselapha (We’re Still Here)
Sasinda Futhi Siselapha [We’re Still Here]: Black Feminist Approaches to Cultural Studies in South Africa’s Twenty Five Years Since 1994 can best be described as a pedagogical text intended for […]
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Opening Debra S. Boyd’s latest book, Wax Prints of the Sahel, felt like opening a treasure chest filled with rich, vibrantly colored fabrics, each with a story I couldn’t wait […]
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Sarah Byrn Rickman dedicates the nonfiction biography Teresa James WAFS Pilot to six women pilots from World War II. It has a mesmerizing effect as these patriotic, brave, and selfless […]
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Fatima Sadiqi’s book Feminist Daughters With Military Fathers provides an amazing historical overview of the Moroccan military. Predominantly textbook in nature, it could serve as a valuable resource for college […]
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Ready from Within—think about that title. It describes the core values of Septima Poinsette Clark. Nothing deterred her from her goal to educate fellow Black citizens and further their opportunity […]
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