Fortune
How Race Broke My Family and the World—and how to Repair it All

As an adult with a disability, I've often expressed that while eugenics laws are, for the most part, a thing of the past, they are alive and well in the institutions, systems, cultures, and beliefs and practices that surround us. It is difficult to express how I felt reading Lisa Sharon Harper's "Fo......more

There have been a lot of books about the history of race in the United States. There are several good books that push back against the established whitewashed narrative of history that downplays the atrocities of slavery, segregation, and racism. To those listening and looking, the unvarnished trut......more

Remarkable. Lisa Sharon Harper went on a personal quest to find threads of her family history. I applaud her efforts and am delighted for her that she could track some of her ancestry. I lament with her over much of what she found. She skillfully wove her story in with history, making for a compelli......more

Read my review on StoryGraph! [URL not allowed] - The chapter on forgiveness and truth telling is truly excellent. One to turn to again and again. Loved the historical explorations and emphasis on loving your lineage. We need Lisa’s voice.......more

I found the author’s personal story so powerful in seeing how it tied into the larger story of race in the US. I listened to the audiobook but think I would have appreciated it more reading a hard copy.......more