Books Have Literally Saved My Sanity
Authors, publishing professionals and lifelong book-lovers across the world share their own experiences of reading during the pandemic.
The New York Times
May 4, 2020
I Feared My Enslaved Ancestors Had Been Dishonored in Death
But the African Burial Ground in New York City Tells a Different Story
TIME Magazine
March 24, 2020
The Black Descendants of President Madison
Bettye Kearse on the Complicated Lineage of Her Ancestors
Literary Hub
March 25, 2020
I Am a Descendant of James Madison and His Slave
My whole life, my mother told me, ‘Always remember — you’re a Madison. You come from African slaves and a president.’
ZORA
March 17, 2020
Memoir Writer's Journey
November 9, 2020
Cynthia Newberry Martin
October 1, 2020
Sampler: The Other Madisons by Bettye Kearse
Chapter 1 - The New Griotte
Caleb and Linda Pirtle
September 26, 2020