Deeply researched and widely reported, this exploration of the Black Power phenomenon that began to challenge the traditional civil rights movement in 1966 offers portraits of the major characters in the yearlong drama and the fierce battles over voting rights, identity politics, and the teaching of Black history.

Michelle Singletary has an honest conversation about affirmative action. And, we take your questions about voting this year, starting with a listener in California.

"Politicians often extoll the common sense of running government like a business. Indeed, business acumen was arguably the principal qualification of then-candidate Donald Trump to become president of the United States. Likening government to a business, however, invites another analogy: voters as employers. Employers are constrained by practical and legal considerations in choosing employees. For example, it's almost impossible to imagine a board of directors selecting Donald Trump as its CEO after the revelation of the Access Hollywood tape on which he boasted of grabbing women by their genitalia without their consent. The reputational and legal exposure for the business would be too great. Yet American voters elected Trump as the nation's CEO"--

"Most of these small-press publishers of racially diverse materials for children and teens are owned and operated by Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in the United States and Canada. Some distribute books from other publishers in addition to creating their own."

Compiled book list.

"In honor of Black History Month Jessica Ugstad collection management librarian at the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library has curated a book display with titles celebrating the lives of Black Americans."