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Underground Railroad

‘The Underground Railroad’ Beautifully Adapts Colson Whitehead’s Masterpiece

May 14, 2021May 19, 2021 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Aaron Pierre, Barry Jenkins, Colson Whitehead, Joel Edgerton, Thuso Mbedu, Underground Railroad

Director Barry Jenkins applies the ‘Black Gaze’ to a slavery narrative

Celebrating Black History Month Through Literature

February 7, 2020February 18, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Mercy, Black History Month, Black No More, Colson Whitehead, Esi Edyugan, George Schuyler, Half-Blood Blues, Homegoing, John Henry Days, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Toni Morrison, Yaa Gyasi

Read these six novels and call us in March.

‘The Nickel Boys’

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead’s Swift, Brutish Followup to ‘The Underground Railroad’