Palmer befriends Lee while the author is still in high school and becomes Lee's youngest student. They form a strong friendship, and Lee invites him to Hong Kong to spend the summer. Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, has offered to blurb the book. We plan to launch the book at Wing Luke Museum in Seattle.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
"The book is an idea that has finally found its time." –Publisher's Weekly «I think your book on Christopher Columbus is important. I'm more grateful for that book than any other book I have read in a couple of years.» –Kurt Vonnegut
She was born in Washington, DC, to a very low-income family, a time in which the ’80s introduced drugs to their area. She moved to Virginia, where less black people resided, and had to figure out a lot on her own. Facing verbal abuse, she later became mentally disabled and found it difficult to accept. She pursued her dreams, even without success. She sought help and began to love herself; however, all of that came at a cost.
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In Fight Song, Bearden recounts her personal journey from hopelessness to healing and how those steps soon coincided with her cofounding the renowned Ron Clark Academy. Over 15,000 educators visit the academy and Bearden's classroom each year to learn ways to engage students and create a climate and culture for success.
LaTanya McQueen's essays offer a bold examination of the weight history, both personal and societal, places on our present moment. And it Begins Like This is a book brave enough to challenge our accepted notions of the past to put black women in their rightful place, in the forefront of the ongoing struggle for dignity and equality. It's a book that is both moving and absolutely necessary.<br>–Rion Scott