
Davis discusses with Rose Scott her mother’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur.
Davis discusses with Rose Scott her mother’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur.
“Davis argues that society’s dim view of the street lottery was largely shaped by a newspaper-fueled perception that the lottery was a black man’s game, much in the way that 1930s propaganda convinced Americans that marijuana was inherently evil because it was the intoxicant of choice for black and brown people.”
Kaitlyn Greenidge writes, “We need more stories like Fannie’s — the triumph and good life of a lucky black woman in a deeply corrupt world.”
Davis speaks with WBAI’s Harriette Cole about TWATFD and balancing memoir and social history.
For International Women’s Day, Davis, along with other women authors, shared her favorite book written by a woman — her literary idol.