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Will Jawando

Auteur de My Seven Black Fathers

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I really enjoyed this book. A real tribute to the wonderful men in Yemi's life. How blessed he is! I wish there could be a way to provide this kind of support and education to all people, but most of all to young black men. Thank you for a thought provoking read.
 
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njcur | 2 autres critiques | Sep 24, 2022 |
Title: My Seven Black Fathers
Author: Will Jawando
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"My Seven Black Fathers" by Will Jawando

My Assessment:

'My Seven Black Fathers' was wonderfully written by 'author, civil rights attorney, and Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando.' We find how these black men stepped up to the plate and were there for Will when his Nigerian biological father had failed in being around. Will had a caucasian mother from Kansas and a Nigerian father.

It was an excellent ride as this group of men stepped up from a 'stepfather, a coach, a gay man, a pastor, a Nigerian entrepreneur, and the former President Barack Obama'...all of these men were there for Will when he needed someone. And by the end, it seems like his father, who had been so isolated from his American struggle, finally came around.

Pick up this read that was so well-written where you will get some humor, good descriptions, and even some agony in what was going on at that time... in the life of Wiliam Opeyemi Taofik Alabi Jawando.

Thank you to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus, and Giroux for the ARC read and my leaving my opinion of the read.
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arlenadean | 2 autres critiques | May 2, 2022 |
My Seven Black Fathers by Will Jawando succeeds on so many levels, both personal and societal.

Structuring his memoir around seven pivotal father figures in his life helps make this as much social commentary as memoir. That said, neither is neglected. You become invested in his personal journey just as much as you, one hopes, become invested in wanting to make social change.

One of the things that struck me early in the book was Jawando's ability to point out what he might disagree with about a figure without judging that person without context. The historical moment as well as one's upbringing is what makes any of us who we are, and we are presented with these men as both products of their times as well as agents for change, both in Jawanda's personal life and society as a whole.

While I think many readers will take away the bigger message, the value of mentoring and community, I hope they don't lose sight of the memoir itself. Having these father figures is just part of the equation. What Jawando does with what he learns and observes is just as big a part, and this book takes us through the ups and downs of his life. The willingness to use his life story to help promote a better world speaks to the type of man he has become.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in either the biography/memoir genre itself or making iterative change in the world.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.
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pomo58 | 2 autres critiques | Apr 20, 2022 |

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