Above all, it must be said that essay #6 "The Case for Reparations," is itself a five-star with an exclamation point. Coates near the end of this book agrees that it was his best writing. Interview and essay. Fantastic piece. I couldn't get through a paragraph without stopping to share aloud what I had just learned.

Then read #8 "My President Was Black," and then #2 "American Girl" about Michelle. These three essays stand out to me in this order after finishing this gauntlet of a book over three weeks.