Reviews

Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-first Century by Monique W. Morris

swagginswanigan's review against another edition

This book is a very good research and educational tool. When going into this book, I was expecting more analysis on the data provided especially since the introduction talked about how statistics can't speak for themselves. However, I found that this book is more about showcasing and organizing statistics about Blacks in America. This book excels in that regard. The thorough and in-depth statistics given about a wide range of topics is to be highlighted and for that reason I would recommend this book. I would remind readers though that this book does not analyze or give any interpretation to the data for most of the book. My favorite sections were in the end because the author took statements and stereotypes and compared them to the actual data and wrote a response with that in mind.

megatsunami's review against another edition

4.0

It's kind of hard to "read" a book of statistics, although this one was well laid-out, with chapters on different topics. Many of the statistics were really thought-provoking although they didn't really stick in my memory (maybe should have been writing them down while going through it) and a lot of them defied conventional wisdom (aka stereotypes).

I did wonder about the validity of the statistics. They came from a wide range of sources and mostly the numbers were just given as a fact without more complex explanation. I know numbers can mean a lot of different things.

bethnellvaccaro's review against another edition

4.0

I wouldn't necessarily recommend reading this book cover to cover, it is a book of statistics after all, but I am glad I did. This is a book to keep out and available to refer to often.

fangirlarya's review

2.0

I've been reasing this throughout the month of February. Just the stats were interesting and i enjoyed reading this in small chunks. I do wish they included the native community to compare in more of the stats than they did.