The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers · 2021
A young Black woman traces her family history from pre-colonial Africa through slavery to contemporary Georgia. Jeffers's 800-page debut is an epic that insists on the full scope of African American history without flinching. An Oprah's Book Club pick that genuinely deserved the platform.
Best of Last 10 Years · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.