Behind the Spotlight: Black Celebrity Memoir Challenge

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16 participants (44 books)

Overview

 Dive into the personal stories of Black icons as they share their journeys, struggles, and triumphs in their own words! 

Challenge Books

Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir by Common

Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir

Common

Thicker Than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

Thicker Than Water: A Memoir

Kerry Washington

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

Finding Me by Viola Davis

Finding Me

Viola Davis

Around the Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson

Around the Way Girl

Taraji P. Henson

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Issa Rae

More Myself by Alicia Keys

More Myself

Alicia Keys

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles

Matriarch: A Memoir

Tina Knowles

Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback by Skai Jackson

Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback

Skai Jackson

I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone by Nina Simone

I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur