E16: Homecoming [Book Review]

10/06/17 • 9 min

"Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi is a work of historical fiction but it’s a good jumping off point for venturing into the history of the Black diaspora. The book charts a timeline of the effect of the slave trade on the people that remained in Africa and the enslaved people who were brought to America.

Visit http://noirehistoir.com/blog/homegoing-book-review for show notes and video.

Visit http://noirehistoir.com/blog/homegoing-book-review for show notes and video.

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E15: The Underground Railroad [Book Review]

In this episode, I discuss "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. The book tells the story of Cora, a young slave woman who makes plans to escape with a fellow slave, Caesar.

Show notes and video are available on the Noire Histoir website at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/underground-railroad-colson-whitehead-book-review.

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E17: Manchild in the Promised Land [Book Review]

In some ways, "Manchild in the Promised Land" is about a rambunctious boy and his group of friends coming of age in the 1940s-1950s. In a different place and if Claude were a different race, this could have been an innocent and heart-warming story. But, on the gritty streets of Harlem, Claude's life is rife with violence, crime, and despair from a young age.

In this review, I contrast the book's pros and cons with those of "Soul on Ice".

Visit http://noirehistoir.com/blog/manchild-in-the-promised-land-book-review for show notes and video.