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Books by Terry O'Neal
Motion Sickness,
The Poet Speaks In Black,
Ev'ry
Little Soul,
Good Mornin' Glory, and novel
Sweet Lavender
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The
Poet Speaks In Black
By
Terry O'Neal Reviews
Her
poems are reflective of African American culture and at the same
time underscore our universal humanity.
--Dr.
Kevin Starr,
State
Librarian of California
The
Poet Speaks In Black is
a rich volume of rhythmic, free-verse poetry by Terry O’Neal,
an emotional, talented, and compelling female writer.
Encouraging dreams, pondering life, and stretching past the
horizons of the mind, The
Poet Speaks In Black is highly enjoyable reading whether
aloud at a microphone or quietly at home.
--THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW,
www.midwestbookreview.com
Just
when we are finally catching our breath from her first book of
poems, Motion Sickness, Terry a. O’Neal takes us on yet
another emotional journey in The Poet Speaks In Black.
Unique
in its poetic style, this book of poems contains some the most
honest and personal poems ever written.
With such soul-bearing pieces as “The Image I See”
and “Self Worth” or the hauntingly poetic “Bitter Fruit”
and “Who Knows Of The Wilted Rose,” O’Neal grabs you by
your heartstrings and won’t let go until her poems have left a
permanent mark on your soul.
With
thematic variety, O’Neal runs the gamut - for the casual
reader there’s “Ella Mae’s Bear” and “Word Of
Mouth.” For the
socially conscious there’s “M.E. Mississippi Blue.”
And for the abstract and artsy there’s “Contrary”
and “Mind Games.”
O’Neal
constructs her poems as if she were a sculptor, carefully
choosing each and every word – making her poems
three-dimensional and astonishingly real.
She is arguably one of the most important African
American writers of our time.
--D.
Gossett / DEG Graphics,
Los
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Go, Tell Michelle
African American Women Write to the New First Lady
Edited Barbara A. Seals Nevergold and Peggy
Brooks-Bertram
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Weep Not, Child
By
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This is
a powerful, moving story that details the
effects of the infamous Mau Mau war, the
African nationalist revolt against colonial
oppression in Kenya, on the lives of
ordinary men and women, and on one family in
particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau,
stand on a rubbish heap and look into their
futures. Njoroge is excited; his family has
decided that he will attend school, while
Kamau will train to be a carpenter. Together
they will serve their country—the
teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya
and the times are against them. In the
forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against
the white government, and the two brothers
and their family need to decide where their
loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau the
choice is simple, but for Njoroge the
scholar, the dream of progress through
learning is a hard one to give up.—Penguin
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in
America
By Melissa V.
Harris-Perry
According to the
author, this society has historically exerted
considerable pressure on black females to fit into one
of a handful of stereotypes, primarily, the Mammy, the
Matriarch or the Jezebel. The selfless
Mammy’s behavior is marked by a slavish devotion to
white folks’ domestic concerns, often at the expense of
those of her own family’s needs. By contrast, the
relatively-hedonistic Jezebel is a sexually-insatiable
temptress. And the Matriarch is generally thought of as
an emasculating figure who denigrates black men, ala the
characters Sapphire and Aunt Esther on the television
shows Amos and Andy and Sanford and Son, respectively.
Professor Perry
points out how the propagation of these harmful myths
have served the mainstream culture well. For instance,
the Mammy suggests that it is almost second nature for
black females to feel a maternal instinct towards
Caucasian babies.
As for the source
of the Jezebel, black women had no control over their
own bodies during slavery given that they were being
auctioned off and bred to maximize profits. Nonetheless,
it was in the interest of plantation owners to propagate
the lie that sisters were sluts inclined to mate
indiscriminately.
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The White Masters of the
World
From
The World and Africa, 1965
By W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois’
Arraignment and Indictment of White Civilization
(Fletcher)
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