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My seven Black fathers : a young activist's memoir of race, family, and the mentors who made him whole  Cover Image Book Book

My seven Black fathers : a young activist's memoir of race, family, and the mentors who made him whole / Will Jawando.

Summary:

"A memoir by the lawyer, activist, and county councilman Will Jawando"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374604875 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 231 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Joseph Jacob -- Mr. Williams -- Jay Fletcher -- Wayne Holmes -- Deen Sanwoola -- Barack Obama -- Olayinka Jawando.
Subject: Jawando, Will, 1983- > Childhood and youth.
African American men > Maryland > Montgomery County > Biography.
African Americans > Maryland > Biography.
African Americans > Maryland > Social conditions.
Nigerian Americans > Maryland > Biography.
Role models > Maryland > Biography.
Montgomery County (Md.) > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 975.28400496073 Jawan 31681010277333 NONFIC Available -

Will Jawando is an attorney, an activist, a community leader, and a councilmember in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse community of more than one million residents. Called “the progressive leader we need” by the late congressman John Lewis, Jawando has worked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Sherrod Brown, and President Barack Obama. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post and The Root and on BET.com, and his work has been featured in The New York Times and New York magazine and on NPR, NBC News, and MTV. He regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets.


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