Books On Your Mind
Editor's Note
This section will grow with your help. If you have read or reading a book(s) by an African American or about African American life that you feel would be of interest to others, email us the title and author at Sherman@tellmesomethingood.org and we will include it in "Tell Me Somethin' Good." If you want to write a brief review, please include it in your email. Thanks!, now go out and Tell Someone Somethin' Good!
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"School, Why Am I Here?"
by C.B. Schooler, Copyright@ 2011
C.B. Schooler, an Aurora resident and 2008 National NAACP Image Award winning author, has recently released a new book explaining the practical application of school to teens entitled, “School, Why Am I Here? Unraveling the Mysteries of an Education and Strengthening America’s Future.” Mr. Schooler effectively explains to young readers why they must voluntarily choose to take their education seriously by illustrating the practical marketplace application of studying: History, Language, Arts, Art, Math, Science and playing sports. The book is available for purchase at www.understandingschool.com or www.amazon.com for $10.99 -
"Fail Up"
by Tavis Smiley, Copyright @ 2011
In Fail Up, Tavis Smiley steps from behind the curtain of success to recount 20 instances of perceived “failures” that were, in fact, “lessons” that shaped the principles and practices he employs today. You will find a kinship in Mr. Smiley’s humanness that inspires, informs and reminds us of our inherent ability to achieve and grow in spite of life’s inevitable setbacks.
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"Sugar Ray Leonard: The Big Fight…My Life In and Out of the Ring."
by Sugar Ray Leonard with Michael Arkush, Copyright @ 2011
This autobiography details the life of one of this country’s greatest boxing legends. A brutally honest and remarkably inspiring story about a poor young black man from Maryland who went on to become one of the greatest and most successful fighters in the history of American boxing.
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