PositiveBook ReporterHochschild deftly weaves the skeins of the many distressing historical facts he has mined, creating a portrait of the US that may awaken many to the need for reexamination of basic values.
Michelle Duster
RaveBookreporterDuster’s brightly illustrated book is a laudable amalgam of her great-grandmother’s achievements and indomitable spirit melded with the names and deeds of other activists who have followed in her footsteps, each generally accompanied by simple, vivid color portraits and salutary short essays. These include such well-known political groundbreakers as Stacey Abrams, Maxine Waters and Kamala Harris, mavericks like Bree Newsome and Colin Kaepernick, and celebrated figures like Medgar Evers and Jesse Jackson. Much of the activism and professional action of these notables had roots in the foundations and the fights instigated and supported by Wells in the previous century.
Ruth Coker Burks and Kevin Carr O'Leary
PositiveBookreporterA a young woman finds a significant role for herself as an advocate for AIDS patients, based largely on her strong character and refusal to be defined by societal norms ... created with the assistance of bestselling writer Kevin Carr O’Leary, has brought her charitable actions to light, and that in turn has helped not only her but also the LGBTQ community at large. Her assertive willingness to offer simple, human kindness that others in her community could not be bothered to spare should now make her a heroine in the eyes of many, even those who once looked down on her for her efforts.
