Why read Black AF History?

Book cover of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America's backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on…

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2 authors picked Black AF History as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Cliff Goins IV

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I found this work to be a fun, irreverent version of American history from a Black perspective. I think Harriot is a top-notch journalist, who is as funny as he is smart; I’m often fascinated by his articles in TheGrio and The Atlantic.

This one gave me a master history lesson covering the period from 1619 to the present day. While reading it, I often wondered, “What would happen if more Americans knew these stories?” I walked away informed, inspired…and a little saucy.

From Cliff's list on hard truths why Black wealth is behind in America.

Odie Hawkins

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This book made me travel back to my first history class at school. Too many things I was taught weren’t true, according to this book.

Reasonable explanations are provided as to why something was taught one way and why it was wrong. It made me take time to examine my life and how I have been programmed to believe many things that were not true. It provides several points of view that I had not thought of.

It is an inspiring book that will aid me in my own writing.

From Odie's 3 favorite reads in 2023.