In an interview with The Beacon, Walker said that when he first began writing, he initially wrote essays and short stories that painted African Americans as societal victims, and only focussed on the negative attributes of white people, rather than the positive attributes of Black people. The book’s featured themes stem from one common question: “What is it like being an African American living in today’s society?” He discusses a diverse range of topics, ranging from his childhood, to parenthood, to thought provoking conversations like the legacy of Michael Jackson, which are shaped by his experience and education. The book, which was also a National Book Award finalist last year, consists of a series of Walker’s essays written over a period of 16 years.
Writing, literature and publishing professor Jerald Walker brought home the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction this year for his essay collection entitled How to Make a Slave and Other Essays.
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