Hola What’s Hot Fam,
I recently spoke with multi-award-winning MSNBC and NBC correspondent Antonia Hylton about her new book Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.
I am super excited to share this with you, not only because of its local (Maryland) relevance, but because of how the opportunity came about.
I’d been pitching the idea to write about this book to a few publications and had reached out to Hylton’s team for an interview pre-approval. Unfortunately, none of the publications I’d pitched to replied. However, by God’s great hand, I was unexpectedly referred to write for Annapolis Moms Media and this book was on their radar too.
Elated by this blessing, I shared it on TikTok.
To my further surprise, Hylton commented on the TikTok:
“♥️ thank you for caring about Madness. I hope you’ve been able to get in with my team – I’ll make sure we make this happen ♥️”
And although, I faced a technical difficulty, the interview and article below are very close to my heart. I am so grateful for this opportunity. Please subscribe and share!
Annapolis Moms Media Excerpt:
MADNESS: THE HISTORY OF CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL & A CALL TO SHAPE A.A. COUNTY’S FUTURE
“Antonia Hylton’s new book Madness: Race and Insanity at a Jim Crow Asylum explores the roots of Crownsville Hospital through eye-opening historical context and emotional stories of patients and families.
The 544-acre property, formerly known as Maryland’s Hospital for the Negro Insane, still stands in Anne Arundel County, and its 93-year history has had a resounding impact in this area. As I turned the first few pages of the book, I was shocked to learn that these buildings I’d driven by so many times were built on the backs of the facility’s first patients in 1911. “