2020 is winding down, but the drama isn't: Read these books now to make sense of it
Trainwreck. Demented. A dumpster fire of a year. We've all seen the social media memes, and most of us are ready to be done with 2020. But it isn't over yet. We still have a rancorous election season ahead of us as the country continues to reel from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and the summer's racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. We asked our staffers to recommend books for our current moment. Whether you need another jolt of politics or a dose of inspiration, read on.
"Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty" by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt
Pandemics, protests and presidential elections - oh my! You'll think you're over the rainbow after cracking this book. Photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt have made a career of capturing melanin's majesty in youth (and garnered a large social media following to boot). Quiet some of the outside chaos by flipping through images of youngsters' architecturally coiffed crowns, statement-making fashion as well as their aspirations and affirmations. "Glory" is Blackness in all its grace and beauty by way of the next generation. Young and old can peruse this picture book as
