AB in the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis and her MLIS at San Jose State University, she is now a librarian for a public library system in Southern Arizona, where she lives with her husband and an ever-growing collection of Funko!Pops. Black Love Matters is her first book.
At Book Riot Pryde tagged ten books, nonfiction and historical fiction, that place real Black women in history front and center. One title on the list:
Carolina Built by Kianna AlexanderRead about the other entries on the list.
Josephine Leary is another one of those enterprising women who fell prey to history’s erasure. Born enslaved, she was able to come of age as a free woman during the Reconstruction. Having developed an interest in real estate, her dreams were often pushed back due to the day-to-day needs of family rearing and care. But eventually, she began buying property, leading to a small but remarkable business empire in the town of Edenton, North Carolina.
--Marshal Zeringue
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