Tag Archives: Biography
African American Women
The Book of African American Women, 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters by Tonya Bolden, (1996, 352 pages) Reading this book, I kept coming back to the obvious question “How come I never heard of her?” The Book of African American Women explores the trials and … Continue reading
Memorial Drive: a Daughter’s Memoir
Memorial Drive: a Daughter’s Memoir (2020, nonfiction, 199 pages), by Natahsa Trethewey. I recall hearing about Trethewey on NPR “When Natasha Trethewey was 19, her world shattered after her former stepfather killed her mother.” I thought it would make a compelling page turner. I was disappointed. … Continue reading
Makeba My story
“Who would have every imagined that any of this could happen so fast, and all at once? I forgive myself if enjoy it, because there is too much danger and oppression in my country to think that any of it … Continue reading
The Corner
The Corner by David Simon and Edward Burns (1997, Non Fiction) is a tome of a nonfiction novel, leaving me to wonder how many pages must a novel be before you consider it to be a tome? How do you go about … Continue reading
Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks: No Excuses written by Ann Parr (2006, nonfiction, 32 pages). The book falls into the children’s book genre (in my home it falls into the coffee table book category). Parr’s book is a brief introduction into how Gord Parks became … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 