I am so excited to finally reveal the cover for my upcoming book, Black History They Didn’t Teach You, officially launching on April 18th. This project has been a labor of deep research and a personal mission to shine a light on the figures who have been tucked away in the corners of our history books. When you look at the cover, you see a hand literally peeling back a vintage map of the United States. Underneath that surface, there are scientists in labs, leaders in regal gold, and everyday heroes standing their ground against a backdrop of fire and struggle. It smells like old parchment and feels like the heavy weight of a story finally being told.
But this isn’t just a collection of dates. It is a journey through the moments that shaped our narrative but were somehow left out of the classroom. I wanted to capture the grit of a 19th-century lawman on horseback and the quiet intensity of a researcher over a microscope. These are the hidden leaders and crucial moments that deserve more than a footnote. I can still hear the rhythmic scratch of my pen late at night as I tried to do these stories justice.
April 18th is right around the corner. I can’t wait for you to hold this in your hands and discover these forgotten lives with me. Seeing the final design on my MacBook Air today made it all feel incredibly real. It is a bit nerve-wracking to put something this personal out into the world, but these stories are too important to keep quiet any longer.
