Sublime

A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

Audre Lorde, Jen Keenan,

alina stefanescu, writer

Explores Assata Shakur's significance as a black female revolutionary, her experiences with violence and oppression, and the gender dynamics in the Black Panther Party and broader liberation movements.

Poetry Foundation

Salvage the Bones: A Novel

Jesmyn Ward

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

asha bandele

Examines Octavia Butler's portrayal of black female protagonists as "captive maternals," highlighting their resilience and agency in speculative fiction, contrasting with mainstream science fiction narratives that often marginalize or erase their experiences.

A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib