An American StoryFrom the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be. With

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A first-generation Zimbabwean-American woman haunted by generational trauma is willing to pay the ultimate price to take her pain away-giving up her memories

Pop culture is the Pandora's Box of our lives

Her writings on love and its impact on race

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But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined

her Nigerian father's attempts to make a home for her

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