Book Review Time: The Yellow House

The complex and pervasive realities of systemic racism are laid bare in the stunning memoir, The Yellow House. Sarah M. Broom candidly recounts the story of her upbringing and her subsequent journey of self-discovery. She provides a richly layered history of her expansive family through exacting research as well as vivid character descriptions; often usingContinue reading “Book Review Time: The Yellow House”

Book Review Time: Salvage The Bones

I was 15 years old when Hurricane Andrew hit the southeastern coast of Florida. It hadn’t been forecasted to take the path that it did. But if you know anything about hurricanes, you know that they have minds of their own, and often buck predictability. Days before that strange and terrifying evening, we assumed that,Continue reading “Book Review Time: Salvage The Bones”