Eddie S. Glaude Jr.'s book "Democracy in Black" is a thought provoking read of how and why America is racial inequality is still so prevalent in today's society. In the beginning of the book Glaude describes the ideal of a "value gap" between white and black Americans, and how whites are valued more. And our past and present government policies prove that as Glaude explains several examples in our history. In other chapter, I interpreted his comments on our country's racial habits as to be so ingrained into our society we don't realize that most situations are assumptions and stereotypes about people in which are not true. One example the author made was about him growing up in a town where one side was disproportionately worse than the other side, with bad sewage piping in which it flooded the whole neighborhood (which got me thinking about my own state's water crisis in Flint, MI). Parts of this book did make me uncomfortable but it should because race relations is a very serious topic in American right now.

I would give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
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The Woman Who Would Be King by Kara Cooney

               Kara Cooney's biography The Woman Who Would Be King is a excellent read for all those who are interested in the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut...or shall I said the first real 'female king', rather than just a regent. Cooney walks us through Hatshepsut's childhood and through the years as she was building her political power. Although much of Queen Hatshepsut life is unknown and there is no way to really know what exactly she was thinking during her rise to power. I think the author did an excellent job in reviewing the Egyptian culture and how Queen Hatshepsut would use the religious beliefs to gain power.

I would give this book a 5 out 5 stars.

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