Readalong Archive
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody knows My Name by James Baldwin - From one of the most brilliant writers and thinkers of the twentieth century comes a collection of "passionate, probing, controversial" essays (The Atlantic) on topics ranging from race relations in the United States to the role of the writer in society.
An Autobiography of Skin
An Autobiography Of Skin by Lakiesha Carr - A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she is unable to protect her children. A daughter returns home to join the other women in her family waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.
Yellow Wife
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson - In “Yellow Wife,” Sadeqa Johnson paints a world of rich details of the antebellum South. The story is told through the eyes of Pheby Brown, a biracial girl born to an enslaved mother and a white plantation owner. Because of her status, Pheby was sheltered as a child from much of the violence and harshness of slavery.