this reminds me i need to cop Joshua Meyers book on Cedric Robinson
Here is a necessary collection of poetry for admirers of words and treasurers of literary beauty. Spanning more than 30 years, this collection of literary masterpieces by the venerable Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks, arguably Illinois' most beloved Poet Laureate and Chicago's elder black literary stateswoman, "Blacks" includes all of Ms. Brooks' critically acclaimed writings. Within its covers is the groundbreaking "Annie Allen," which earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. There is also the sweepingly beautiful and finely crafted "A Street in Bronzeville," a highly anticipated and lauded poetic treasure that spoke volumes for this great poet's love of black people, Chicago's Black community, and even the community of the world. "Blacks" includes a special treat, "Maud Martha," Brooks' only novel.
I was HOPING this would be on the list (: I mean, I know there are lots of other books that fit this - far more than 28 - but I was hoping this one would because folks may look at the title and think "oh, that looks... not like something that a person would enjoy reading, I'll put it on the list of things I _should_ read, but right now I've got a bunch of stressful things and..."
It's _so_ not that. He's a fine storyteller as well as a person who has something to teach.
I picked it up recently (at the Helsinki library; which has ... 8 copies? Including the Swedish and Finnish translations.) I found it to be a LOT more accessable than the title suggests - Ibram writes as a person who's telling you something important, but NOT lecturing. It's both his story, and an invitation to do better.
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