civil rights

Lawyer Shares Lifetime of Experience Fighting Racial Inequality

After 20 years of defending clients, Bobby H. Caldwell was in a hallway in a court building one day immersed in conversation when a young lawyer came by, saw him, and hollered, “Hey, it’s the People’s Lawyer.” The nickname stuck, and now so will his story of cases and causes…

Jim AlkonFebruary 14, 2023

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Listicles - Featured

7 Brilliant and Affecting Historical Fiction Audiobooks

Just in time for the last lazy days of summer listening, I give you four authors and seven — seven! — historical fiction titles that will spirit you away in your own private time machine. This story appears through BookTrib’s partnership with AudioFile. It first appeared on AudioFile’s website.

Aurelia C. ScottSeptember 8, 2022

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“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

All In (Knopf), Billie Jean King’s newly released autobiography, is not only for tennis lovers, athletes, sports fans, equal rights activists and history buffs, it's also for anyone who wants to be inspired by a complex and legendary woman who started out as a young girl from Long Beach, CA,…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 13, 2021

Nonfiction

13 Books You Absolutely Must Read Before Seeing Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’

The Summer of '67 was a unique time in America’s history that some fondly remember as a season full of love, music and flower power. Still, for others in major American cities, that summer was awash in civil unrest, where waves of injustice led to rebellion and social change. A…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 4, 2017

Nonfiction

12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes That Are Amazingly Appropriate for Our Time

The world knows the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’s famous “I have a dream” speech. The idea of judging someone not by the color of their skin has become a defining cultural sentiment. But Dr. King was also a revolutionary who wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power…

BookTribJanuary 19, 2015

Nonfiction

Malcolm X’s story retold by his daughter for a new generation

Decades after the civil rights movement exploded across America, as our country still struggles with the challenges of its seemingly bottomless racial rift, a new novel based on the life of Malcolm X’s young adulthood, written by the daughter of the iconic civil rights leader, is set to hit the…

Michael RuscoeJanuary 15, 2015

Fiction

Historical Fiction “Norvel” Relays Boxer’s Noble Battles In and Outside the Ring

For all the accomplishments of Norvel Lee in his community, in the boxing ring, and on the world stage, one simple story in Kenneth F. Conklin’s Norvel shows the true measure of the man. A day after Martin Luther King’s assassination, in his Washington, DC, neighborhood, Norvel sees a group…

Jim AlkonApril 16, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

Mike Bond’s “America” Explores the Turbulent and Transformative Era of the 1960s

“One of the 21st Century’s most exciting authors.” — Washington Times —∞— “Mike Bond’s books are a national treasure.” — Art Zuckerman, WVOX —∞— Bestselling author Mike Bond is best known for his thrillers. His Pono Hawkins series, along with his novels of international espionage and military action, have garnered…

BookTribApril 28, 2021

Listicles Listicles - Featured Miscellany

12 Books by Those Who Strive to Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream a Reality

“The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words in the face of crisis back in 1967, but it seems like he could have spoken them five minutes ago about our present day. As we…

Judy MorenoJanuary 17, 2022

Listicles Miscellany

A Brief Primer For Black Poetry Day

Black Poetry Day was established in 1985 to honor Black poets from past to present. Why October 17th you may ask? It’s the birthday of the first Black poet to be published in the United States, Mr. Jupiter Hammon, and the road he paved for those to come. Every year,…

Judy MorenoOctober 15, 2021

Podcasts

Podcast: James Forman Jr. on Political Activism

The Wall Street Journal says, “If we are going to have a national conversation about race in the United States, a book like Locking Up Our Own ought to set the tone.” The Yale Law School professor, former public defender, and charter school founder brings his experience to the complex minefield topic…

BookTribApril 6, 2018

Lawyer Shares Lifetime of Experience Fighting Racial Inequality

7 Brilliant and Affecting Historical Fiction Audiobooks

“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

13 Books You Absolutely Must Read Before Seeing Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’

12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes That Are Amazingly Appropriate for Our Time

Historical Fiction “Norvel” Relays Boxer’s Noble Battles In and Outside the Ring

Mike Bond’s “America” Explores the Turbulent and Transformative Era of the 1960s

12 Books by Those Who Strive to Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream a Reality

A Brief Primer For Black Poetry Day

Podcast: James Forman Jr. on Political Activism

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