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Have you ever wondered if there was another version of this country besides the one that was taught in schools?

For many Americans, especially Black Americans, the answer is yes. The backstory that most of us were taught has been whitewashed and sugarcoated, its truths buried and untold, with many delivered halfway \\u2014 if at all. Reality rewritten.

In his new book,\\xa0Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot presents a retelling of our nation\\u2019s history that promises to set the record straight and showcase the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans. The prevailing narratives of history are rife with errors and oversights \\u2014 after all, history books were written by those in power and from their perspective. In a society that so often devalues and erases the Black experience, Harriot\\u2019s book challenges the dominant paradigm, with each page a choice to subvert it.

In\\xa0Black AF History,\\xa0Michael Harriot presents a more complete version of American history. It centers Black Americans, combining provocative, witty storytelling with research based on both primary sources and the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists. Harriot also enlightens readers with little-known stories: From the African-Americans who arrived before the Mayflower to the unenslavable bandit who inspired America\\u2019s first police force. Harriot asserts that American\\xa0history\\xa0has been synonymous with white history. But in his book, history is\\xa0Black AF.

Michael Harriot\\xa0is a journalist, author and cultural critic. His award-winning journalism has appeared in the\\xa0Washington Post,\\xa0The Atlantic, your\\xa0television, and his mother\\u2019s refrigerator.\\xa0He earned the National Association of Black Journalists Awards for digital commentary, television news writing and magazine writing.\\xa0He is the author of the book\\xa0Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America\\xa0and currently serves as a columnist for The Guardian and\\xa0theGrio.com, where he covers the intersection of race, politics, and media \\u2026 and animal attacks.

Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and a columnist with the Seattle Times. Growing up in South Seattle, he experienced first-hand the impact of one-dimensional stories on marginalized communities, which taught him the value of authentic narratives. An award-winning storyteller, he was awarded the Seattle Human Rights Commissions\\u2019 Individual Human Rights Leader Award for 2020, and named the inaugural James Baldwin Fellow by the Northwest African American Museum in 2022.