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A review by savvyrosereads
The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Out now [Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for providing me with a gifted copy!]
Rating: 5/5 stars
The Trayvon Generation is an essay collection focusing on various ideas relating to race and racism, as well as the intersection of these ideas with art, poetry, and education.
I absolutely loved this essay collection. The pieces are beautifully written and captivating, and focus on important topics. As a Yale alumnus, I particularly appreciated how Alexander used New Haven and the university as a case study for several of the essays, and for discussions of race and racism in academia and in history. The poetry and artwork included is also phenomenal, and I will definitely need to check out more of the work by several of the artists and writers featured.
In short, this is a short and relatively straightforward book, but it’s a book we should all read. If you’re new to nonfiction writing on racism/anti-racism, you may want to first dive into some works that will lay a foundation for some of the principles and ideas discussed.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: nonfiction; essay collections; discussions of race and identity.
CW: Racism; discrimination; police brutality.
Rating: 5/5 stars
The Trayvon Generation is an essay collection focusing on various ideas relating to race and racism, as well as the intersection of these ideas with art, poetry, and education.
I absolutely loved this essay collection. The pieces are beautifully written and captivating, and focus on important topics. As a Yale alumnus, I particularly appreciated how Alexander used New Haven and the university as a case study for several of the essays, and for discussions of race and racism in academia and in history. The poetry and artwork included is also phenomenal, and I will definitely need to check out more of the work by several of the artists and writers featured.
In short, this is a short and relatively straightforward book, but it’s a book we should all read. If you’re new to nonfiction writing on racism/anti-racism, you may want to first dive into some works that will lay a foundation for some of the principles and ideas discussed.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: nonfiction; essay collections; discussions of race and identity.
CW: Racism; discrimination; police brutality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Police brutality