Author record · 2018 to 2025

Noliwe Rooks: Awards and Best-of Lists

Noliwe Rooks has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black ChildrenNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2024A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod BethuneBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: History
2024A Passionate Mind in Relentless PursuitThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2018Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public EducationHurston/Wright Legacy Award source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction

Books

  1. A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune2 sources · 2024
  2. Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education1 source · 2018
  3. Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children1 source · 2025