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Red River/Lalita Tademy
When I heard that Lalita Tademy had released a new book, Red River, I was really excited for a couple of reasons. The first one was that I had read Cane River, the chronicle of the times of her mother’s ancestors. The second was that I was very familiar with the area of Louisiana in Read more
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The Known World/Edward P. Jones
The Known World by Edward P. Jones could be best summarized by the following passage. Winifred had meant no bad thing by the words. With what little money she had, she hired a printer-an enlightened white immigrant from Savannah, Georgia,-to make up the posters and put them up all about Philadelphia, “where any eye could Read more
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The Measure of a Man/Sidney Poitier
I have always respected Sidney Poitier. Even before I learned of his humble beginnings in this country as a dishwasher, he always appeared to symbolize the strength and dignity that all too often eludes roles written for black actors. I had hoped that reading this book would give me insight into the character of the Read more
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith
On Beauty by Zadie Smith is a searing indictment on race, class, politics and sex in an upper middle class New England Enclave, said to be modeled after one of the ivy league schools. A lot of the things reflected in academic life reminded me of my experience in a college town. It is said Read more
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