What's so great about this book is that Smiley and West concentrate so many huge issues into a bigger picture narrative, woven into a history of poverty in this country, and highlighting ideas of where we can and NEED to go. You won't find details here so much as generalizations, with clear indic...
I was totally mesmerized...did a hard start and finish read today as we're honoring Dr. ML King Jr.'s birthday. The writing style was welcoming and evoked much in the way of a reality check and appreciation for MLK the man, husband, father, as well as his other life roles..but starkingly as prea...
DNF @20%This book was not doing what the title purported. There were no failures. There were just bloody moral lessons: be humble, don't cheat et al. *sigh* and because I paid attention only to the title and not to the author...that author, BET Tavis, ugh, if I had known...I was not prepared for ...
We had about 15 minutes before BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley went on the air live from Washington, DC. The lights, monitors, and microphones were cued, and my questions were at the ready. I was told my guest—director, writer, and actor Robert Townsend—had arrived at the California studio. The pla...