Best 2022 Books About Black Life in America

by Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa

A brilliant biography, history book, and searing indictment of this country’s ongoing failure to eradicate systemic racism. Full review >

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by Elizabeth Alexander

A dynamic critique on the sprawling effects of racism and its effects on today’s youth. Full review >

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by Brandi Collins-Dexter

A remarkable work that leaves us feeling hopeful for change. Full review >

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by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

A simultaneously gorgeous and heartbreaking read. Full review >

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by Lawrence Jackson

An extraordinary dual portrait of the author and his hometown—angry, tender, incisive, and bracingly eloquent. Full review >

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by David Dennis Jr. with David J. Dennis Sr.

Timely in an era of renewed disenfranchisement and an instructive, important addition to the literature of civil rights. Full review >

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by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

A wonderful showcase of the work of an invaluable 20th-century journalist. Full review >

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by Alora Young

A moving debut from a young writer with great promise. Full review >

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by D. Watkins

A startling and moving celebration of a brutal life transformed by language and love. Full review >

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by Margo Jefferson

A dynamic, unflinchingly candid examination of the impacts of race and class on culture and the author’s own life. Full review >

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by Treva B. Lindsey

Required reading for all Americans. Full review >

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