Now available in a beautiful gift edition, this collection of wisdom, reflections, and folk sayings by Americans of African descent includes the words of Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Cosby, Harriet Tubman, Mahalia Jackson, Zora Neale Hurston, and James Baldwin. The book cuts across generational and cultural lines in its insight and appeal.
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African American Wisdom is short & to the point!,
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This orange & black covered book fits perfectly into your pocket, is pleasingly laid out & filled with delightful, witty, caustic & familiar quotes from four centuries of African Americans in all walks of life, from writers to politicians, athletes to singers, actors to physicians. From the pillars of society to the anonymous.In this is lovely little book regional folk sayings are given a place of honor & make so much sense in these days of wishy-washy political correctness. Often tart, frequently pithy & sometimes stainless steel sharp - these observations range all over the life & times of being Black in America to being in Love to simply being alive. A useful collection of thoughts, both long & short, literate & vernacular. Some have been ringing in my ears all my life, most are new pearls to tweak & open my foggy mind. This would make a fine Kwanza gift or for graduation. For my full review to check out: [my website]
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A great collection of wisdom,
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African American Wisdom by Reginald McKnight is a very nicely put together book from its African theme cover to the layout in the book. The content is grouped together into various categories. It's a great read for anyone who wants to get a little more depth into a culture and continent which is often ignored, but yet has such a strong presence in America. This could make for a great series so I hope Mr. McKnight will continue his good work. A nice collection and gift.
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My great-grandmama told my grandmama the part she lived through that my grandmama didn't live through and my grandmama told my mama what they both lived through and my mama told me what they all lived through and we were suppose to pass it down like that from generation to generation so we'd never forget. Read the first page New!
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My great-grandmama told my grandmama the part she lived through that my grandmama didn't live through and my grandmama told my mama what they both lived through and my mama told me what they all lived through and we were suppose to pass it down like that from generation to generation so we'd never forget. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- For My People by Margaret Walker on page 55, and Back Matter
- Iain Crichton Smith: Selected Poems (Poetry Signatures) by Iain Crichton Smith in Back Matter
- Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by Paul Laurence Dunbar in Back Matter
- Peter Bland: Selected Poems by John Riley in Back Matter
- My People: The Story of Those Christians Sometimes Called Plymouth Brethren by Robert H. Baylis in Back Matter
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- Indigenous Peoples' Wisdom And Power: Affirming Our Knowledge Through Narratives (Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series) by Julian E. Kunnie on page 216, page 217, and page 218
- Yo, Little Brother . . .: Basic Rules of Survival for Young African American Males by Anthony Davis in Back Matter
- Preaching Proverbs: Wisdom for the Pulpit by Alyce M. McKenzie in Back Matter
- Red White Black & Blue: Dual Memoir Of Race & Class In Appalachia (Ethnicity & Gender In Appalach) by William M. Drennen Jr. on page 141
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