Books by Ibram X. Kendi
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain (editors)
Four Hundred Souls is about African American history, from 1619—when the White Lion, the first African slave ship, arrived in Virginia—to the present, but it's also a really interesting book for anyone fed up with the standard historical narratives we learn in school. The book is a series of essays by historians and journalists, activists and poets. Altogether, it brings together 90 Black voices in 80 chronological chapters.
We spoke to Keisha N Blain, co-editor of the book, about Black women's history.
Interviews where books by Ibram X. Kendi were recommended
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain (editors) -
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Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
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The Alexandria Quartet
by Lawrence Durrell -
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Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White
by Kitt Shapiro (with Patricia Weiss Levy) -
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The Night Gate
by Peter May
The Best Audiobooks of 2021, recommended by Robin Whitten
The Best Audiobooks of 2021, recommended by Robin Whitten
In 2021, as in previous years, AudioFile magazine picks out the very best audiobooks of the year, books that make great listening and where outstanding narration brings additional pleasure over and above reading the book in print with your eyes. Here, AudioFile editor and founder Robin Whitten picks out the best audiobooks of 2021 for us—out of the 2,300 books that she and her team listened to and reviewed.