Illustration by Sam KerrLindsey Vonn is an Olympic gold medalist skier and a Forbes Under 30 alumna. Vonn reviews Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Vintage, 2017), for our ongoing series of book reviews by leaders from the worlds of business, academia, entertainment and politics. See more reviews from leaders here. The author Yaa Gyasi so poignantly addresses the intergenerational trauma caused by the Transatlantic Slave Trade by putting names and faces to that trauma. Anyone who cares about equality, love, and humanity, and wants to truly understand the history of our country in order to better understand themselves should read this book.

Source: Forbes March 19, 2021 21:33 UTC