How the Word Is Passed is named one of the 50 best nonfiction books of all time.
By: Jennifer Kushnier
Reader’s Digest
Host Ashley C. Ford speaks with Clint and a variety of journalists to uncover how specific US monuments took inspiration from Holocaust memorials in Germany to memorialize the horrific legacy of lynching in this country.
Hosted By: Ashley C. Ford
Monumental Podcast
Clint and Krista discuss how words hold wisdom and the connection between reality and memory.
Hosted By: Krista Tippett
On Being Podcast
Clint speaks with Black members of Harvard’s 1963 graduating class about their experience at the institution and How the Word Is Passed.
Hosted By: Kent Garrett
The Last Negroes at Harvard Podcast
Clint shares his story and his inspirations with the world in Episode 8 of Press Pause. His journey might even impress his 7-year-old self.
Hosted By: Mark Wright
Press Pause Podcast
How the Word Is Passed is selected as a favorite of 3 Shepherd writers.
By: Melinda Lewis, Seth Mallios, & Nina Silber
Shepherd
Clint speaks with Khalil and Ben about his process of writing Above Ground and How the Word Is Passed.
By Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Ben Austen
Some of My Best Friends Are…, March 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is listed as a must-read.
By Zipporah Osei
Boston.com, February 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a top 10 book to read during Black History Month.
By People Magazine Staff
People Magazine, February 8, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a book to read this Black History Month.
By Angela Johnson
The Root Magazine, February 4, 2023
How the Word Is Passed is named as a newly-released paperback book to read in February.
By Moira Macdonald
The Seattle Times, January 31, 2023
Clint speaks with Kerri Miller of Minnesota Public Radio about How the Word Is Passed and how we reckon with slavery.
By Kelly Gordon
Minnesota Public Radio, January 27, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named by the Washington Post staff as one of the top books to read in 2023.
The Washington Post, January 10, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named by Cosmopolitan as an essential read on Black History.
By Corinne Sullivan
Cosmopolitan, January 10, 2023
How the Word is Passed is named the Monthly Nonfiction Pick by Barnes & Noble.
Barnes & Noble, January, 2023
Above Ground is named to by Today as one of the 36 best new books of 2023.
By Lupita Aquino and Elena Nicolaou
Today, December 5, 2022
Clint is interviewed on All Sides with Ann Fisher where he shares what he learned in his December cover story “Monuments to the Unthinkable” and how the article builds on his book How the Word Is Passed.
By Ann Fisher
WOSU, December 1, 2022
The captain of the U.S. soccer team is the latest in a long line of sports stars who have had to wrestle with a complex legacy on the world stage.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 29, 2022
Holiday-season play makes this World Cup a family affair.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 22, 2022
America still can’t figure out how to memorialize the sins of our history. What can we learn from Germany?
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, December 2022