An essay collection about the importance of the black community. I think I might have enjoyed this more if it had been arranged differently. I was trying to find a thread throughout the essays but then it kept jumping back and forth from places and times.

Honestly, from the back cover, I was expecting something different and with a slightly more historical angle, given the references to events that occurred in the 17th century. Historical notes are present, but are limited to individual essays: the vast majority of the contributions focus on very recent events and consist of autobiographical essays. Some of them very touching (the story of the New York woman originally from Morocco who witnesses the collapse of the Twin Towers while on vacation in her home country will probably stay with me for a long time), but here's the thing: there's very little history, and I honestly didn't get that from the back cover.
However, it's a good book. Pleasant, easy to read, and thought-provoking.