Above Ground is named one of the best and anticipated books of 2023.
By Lauren Puckett-Pope
Elle Magazine, January 10, 2023
Above Ground is named by The Millions as one of the best books in the first half of 2023.
The Millions, January 9, 2023
Above Ground is named by WUBR as one of seven books to take into hibernation this year.
By Christian Burno
WUBR, January 10, 2023
Above Ground is named by Time as one of the most anticipated books of 2023.
By Shannon Carlin
Time, December 16, 2022
How the Word is Passed is named the Monthly Nonfiction Pick by Barnes & Noble.
Barnes & Noble, January, 2023
Above Ground is named by Shereads as one of the most anticipated books of 2023.
By Traci Thomas
Shereads, December 15, 2022
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
In this episode of Radio Atlantic, the staff writer Clint Smith talks about the complicated feelings he has for soccer, and which teams and players shaped his love of the sport.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 19, 2022
When I watch the World Cup, I’m celebrating not what this country is, but what it can be.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, November 18, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the Black Lives Matter movement. We'll discuss some of the major events that contributed to the rise of BLM, including the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and George Floyd, and the way that social media was utilized by Black organizers to gain support for the movement.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, November 9, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the early life, political career, presidential campaign, and legislative milestones of Barack Obama.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, November 2, 2022
I cannot hear that word, used in that way, without thinking about violence.
By Clint Smith
The Atlantic, October 22, 2022
Clint shares details about his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, October 19, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about the legendary writer Toni Morrison. Morrison is best known for her novels which chronicle the experiences of Black Americans throughout history.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, October 5, 2022
Clint has has won the prestigious Dayton Literary Peace Prize along with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers for their writing on the legacy of slavery in the US.
By Dan Sheehan
Lit Hub, September 28, 2022
Clint shares a lesson about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliott.
By Clint Smith
Crash Course, September 20, 2022