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Ruth Powell, student activist (second from left), Pauli Murray (third from left), and two unidentified students participate in a panel entitled “What Can the Negro Do to Better Race Prejudice in America?” at Cook Hall, Howard University, Washington, D.C., January 14, 1944. Powell and Pauli Murray would seek ER’s counsel after school officials directed students to call off the boycott of a local eatery that had refused to serve blacks. (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Bulletin, and Howard University Archives)
December 1, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady named to Kirkus Reviews “Best Nonfiction Books (Biographies category) of 2016” list
November 17, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady named in Washington Post “Notable Nonfiction Books in 2016” list
October 25, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
September 21, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady longlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
September 14, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady longlisted for National Book Award in Nonfiction
June 22, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady named to The Boston Globe “Quintessential Summer Reading Guide.”
June 9, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady named to the Washington Post Summer reading list.
May 5, 2016
Author interviewed and quoted in article about Yale University decision to name residential college in honor of Pauli Murray, Washington Blade.
April 28, 2016
Author interviewed and quoted article about Yale University decision to name residential college in honor of Pauli Murray, Newsweek.
March 13, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady reviewed in Washington Post.
March 3, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady recommended in San Francisco Chronicle by Kepler’s.
March issue
The Firebrand and the First Lady named to “Top Picks of the Month,” Essence Magazine.
February 28, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady named to New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice list.
February 21, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady reviewed in New York Times Book Review.
February 4, 2016
Book launch celebration for The Firebrand and the First Lady co-hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries and the Institute for African American Studies, Athens, GA.
February 2, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady released in hardcover and debuts as an Amazon bestseller in multiple categories.
February 2, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady released in hardcover.
February 1, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady receives starred review in Booklist.
January 18, 2016
The Firebrand and the First Lady reviewed in Time magazine.
December 7, 2015
The Firebrand and the First Lady receives starred review in Publishers Weekly.
November 15, 2015
The Firebrand and the First Lady receives starred review Kirkus Reviews.
December 18, 2015
The Firebrand and the First Lady listed as a top 10 history pick for Spring 2016 in Publishers Weekly.
August 31, 2015
The Firebrand and the First Lady listed in Library Journal Nonfiction Picks Prepub Alert.
The Firebrand and the First Lady selected as Best Adult Nonfiction Book of 2016 by Booklist