February 2021 Derrick’s Pick: The Name ‘Negro’ it’s Origin and Evil use by Richard Moore This study focuses on the exploitive nature of the word ”Negro.” Tracing its origins to the African slave trade, Moore […]
March 2020 Derrick’s Pick: A Taste of Power by Elaine Brown Ten books of all-time. As a college student I romanticized the Black Panther Party and this book helped me to become a more objective […]
Boy21 is a young adult novel written by author Matthew Quick. It takes place in Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries and centers around the main character, […]
Unfortunately, for most students, the curriculum on pre-colonial Africa and their contributions to world history is extremely poor, if not non-existent. Additionally, the “facts” taught to school age children about the conditions that led to […]
Akata Witch is by Nnedi Okorafor. It’s the first book of the Akata Witch series. The main character is Sunny Nwazue. Sunny doesn’t seem to fit in. She is the youngest sibling in a Nigerian family but […]
There are a number of books that, though aren’t considered classic literature, still qualify as ‘Essential Reads.’ A MahoganyBooks Essential Read is a book that we believe is integral to the process of developing: a strong respect […]
So, I came across this book, Salt., after reading a recommendation for it in the first poetry book I read, Milk and Honey. As a poet myself, I was intrigued as Salt. is also a […]
The book that I’m about to tell you about is called Counting By 7s written by Holly Goldberg Sloan. The main character of Counting by 7’s is Willow Chance who was adopted by a really nice […]
Mat Johnson successfully renders in just the first twenty pages of his third novel Pym many of the fractures and splinters of academic life. The novel begins with an unceremonious denial of Chris Jaynes’s tenure […]
Nicholas Hall lives and breathes soccer. It’s all he ever dreams about: in class, on the field, and at home. He shares this dream with his best friend Coby, who is Singaporean and Ghanaian and […]
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