The I Index

My Time to Speak: Reclaiming Ancestry and Confronting Race

Top of the pile

88

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

95/100

Critics

81/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Ilia Calderón

Publisher:

Atria Books

Date:

August 4, 2020

The first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States explores her rise in journalism and offers thoughts on following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity.

What The Reviewers Say

Fernanda Santos,
The New York Times Book Review
... evocative.

Publishers Weekly
Afro-Latina Univision news anchor Calderon takes on racism in this fascinating memoir.

Kirkus
... a moving and timely memoir.