![]() … Shoot them for what? How can I shoot them poor people? Just take me to jail.”Ī little more than a year later, on April 28, 1967, Ali, then 25 years old, appeared in Houston for his scheduled induction into the U.S. “And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn’t put no dogs on me, they didn’t rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father. “My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America,” he said at the time. On March 9, 1966, at the height of the war, Ali’s draft status was revised to make him eligible to fight in Vietnam, leading him to say that as a black Muslim he was a conscientious objector, and would not enter the U.S. ![]() “His biggest win came not in the ring but in our courts in his fight for his beliefs,” Eric Holder, the former U.S. Muhammad Ali’s stand against the Vietnam War transcended not only the ring, which he had dominated as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, but also the realms of faith and politics. ![]()
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![]() There are the traditional Chinese cakes made from "common, more affordable ingredients" that, as his father tells him, "fill up the tummies of people who are less well-off," and the complex cakes with rich ingredients that symbolize the hard work of Jingwen's grand parents and parents and sacrifices made to give their children a opportunities that they did not have. There is the embarrassment of the "cheap," "plain" cakes that his father's family's bakery sells and the teasing Jingwen gets from his classmates (who bring fancy, colorful, character themed-cakes to school to celebrate their birthdays) as well as his gradual appreciation for Sundays spent making new cake recipes with his father in preparation for the bakery they would open in Australia and all that this move means for the future of his family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jingwen's complicated relationship with cakes - they are the center of happy celebrations as well as reminders of loss and sadness - is expressed throughout the novel as he persists in believing in their importance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vermette suggests that it’s through language and the body - particularly through language as it lives inside the body - that a fragmented self might resurface as once again whole. Like the river they speak to, these poems return again and again to the same source in search of new ways to reconstruct what has been lost. This is what we mean when we describe a work of art as being “timeless.” ![]() The poems are grounded in what feels like an eternal present, documenting moments of clarity that lift the speaker (and reader) out of our preconceptions of historical time, while never losing a connection to history. Here love is defined as a force of reclamation and repair in times of trauma, and trauma is understood to exist within all times. Governor General’s Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second work of poetry, river woman, examines and celebrates love as postcolonial action. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() African-American Wash, the siblings’ one friend, is no stranger to racism either. The children seem to pass as white, but Naomi faces the town’s ugly racism. Naomi, who is Mexican, and her biracial siblings are instructed by Henry not to speak Spanish. Naomi and her twin siblings Beto and Cari are new to town, having recently been relocated from their San Antonio barrio to an oil-mining town by the twins’ father (and Naomi’s stepfather), Henry (their mother is dead). We leave this heart-wrenching and gruesome scene to jump back to September 1936. Sufficiently upset? Perez is just getting started. Let’s make it worse: bits of children’s bodies. No, check that-it manages to be worse than that: riddled with bits of bodies. Did you need some time to adjust to how completely emotionally obliterating this book will be? Too bad-welcome to page one, where we are faced with the rubble of a recently exploded school littered with bodies. The novel begins in media res (you know-in the middle of things). Whatever else you’re reading can wait a day or two for you to read this instead. Go RIGHT NOW and order this book from your library or favorite bookstore. Don’t bookmark this review as some reminder. Don’t write it down on a list and then forget about it. ![]() But you need to figure out a way to find time to read this book as soon as possible. Our TBR lists are infinite scrolls and we’ll never even touch half of what we hope to read. ![]() ![]() ![]() 10, three days after he was beaten by five officers who have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder. ![]() "The intent of this court is that everything that can be released be released, and released timely," Jones said. Garrity statements are not allowed to be used at trial against defendants. But they both also agreed that the media must not get so called Garrity statements, which stem from investigative interviews given by the officers to Memphis Police Department administrators after Nichols' beating. ![]() Prosecutor Paul Hagerman and defence attorneys agreed that most police personnel records that pre-dated Nichols' beating can be released. Jones set deadlines in June for prosecutors to provide defence lawyers the information from existing video footage and about 2,500 pages of documents that should be released and for the defence to raise objections. asked prosecutors to outline the information they think should and should not be released to the public, and then give the list to defence attorneys. ![]() Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. A Tennessee judge on Friday continued to temporarily block the release of more video footage and records in the investigation into Tyre Nichols' death, but said he does want to make public information that would not interfere with the rights to a fair trial for five Memphis police officers facing charges. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read a transcript from the FebruTwitter Book Club with Chris Bohjalian. It should be read strictly as a well constructed novel, not necessarily connected to historical fact, even though it is based on a diary. There is tragedy, romance, friendship, violence, many, many deaths until the end, when few characters are left to enjoy the historical peace. The Germans fear the Russians the most, with good reason.Īs fiction there are many coincidences in the interrelationships among the diverse characters with very different backgrounds. It can be assumed that the author used material. Other characters are created to round out the cast. The authors new novel is based on the diary of a friends German grandmother, kept from 1920 through 1945. We meet a Jew, who escapes a transport train, and poses as a German soldier. We meet a loyal German family who, at first, do not see that what the Hitler regime is doing is wrong. The plot is expertly constructed and the characters diverse but carefully intertwined. It can be assumed that the author used material pertaining to the final years of World War II and the Holocaust. ![]() The author’s new novel is based on the diary of a friend’s German grandmother, kept from 1920 through 1945. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the cast of characters in Creatures of the Unknown resembles the cast of characters in Creature Commandos so closely that this little miniseries might be the very basis for Gunn’s take on the team. I started researching and quickly found out that nearly all of the characters announced for the TV series appeared together for the first time in Lemire’s underrated Flashpoint tie-in comic. Lemire is a well-known of writer of many critically-acclaimed comics, including Moon Knight, Sweet Tooth, Essex County, and the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer.Īfter the announcement of James Gunn’s Creature Commandos animated series, I was excited to dive into their comics to see what I could learn about these obscure oddballs. Set in the Flashpoint timeline, the comic follows an outcast team of monsters from the 1940s with ties to the Creature Commandos and the Agents of S.H.A.D.E. ![]() Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown is a 3-issue miniseries by Jeff Lemire. ![]() ![]() The Lucius Robe (formerly 'Resurrection') - A contemporary romance adventure, when the robe said to be worn by Christ at his trial before Pontius Pilate is stolen by zealots, it takes a sexy FBI agent and a hot museum director to track them down.Įnjoy these FIVE full-length books at this limited price!Ī clash of head strong personalities leads to a passionate love & fiercely loyal, protective woman who'd wade through he'll to retrieve her husband. The Dark Lord - The nastiest knight on the border meets his match in a conquered lady.ĭevil's Dominion - Picking up where The Dark Lord leaves off, a knight seeking vengeance falls for his captive.īlack Sword - An Irish rebel captures his nemesis' sister only to fall in love with her. Lord of War: Black Angel - a powerful duke and a feisty lady find unexpected romance and adventure during The Black Prince's wars in France. Dark and brutal times also gave way to raw and deep passion. Go back to a time when men settled their differences with a sword, any way they could. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Welcome to the Medieval Masters of Darkness collection, a FIVE book collection from USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATHRYN LE VEQUE. ![]() ![]() ![]() A well-written personal tale of a woman’s trials of the spirit and her passage to healing. Not for the faint-hearted, Me, My Mother, My Life will deepen your understanding of life, love, and the value of forgiveness. Beyond its value as a beautifully-constructed and gripping memoir, this book leads the readers into their own private journey of reflection on their personal relationships, containing the wisdom of emotional and spiritual healing as well as personal growth. When she returned to England, her faith in God led her on an odyssey to heal the generational issues with which she had long been faced. Born in London to Nigerian parents, Ayomide spent her childhood and young adulthood in the country of her parent’s origin where life for this young British girl was to be grabbed by both hands with spirit, good humour, and great resolve. Beautifully narrated, the author unblinkingly examines her life experiences, telling her story in a way that only one who has deeply experienced life, love, and God could portray. Me, My Mother, My life is a poetic journey through the trials of a young woman who longed to break free of the burden of an oppressive family legacy. ![]() ![]() Does it feel like your man’s friends are against you? What should you know about being a wife, before you say “I Do”? Steve provides the answers to these questions and more, and offers new insights including: How to put spice into your relationship 8 sure-fire ways to keep your cool when his “ex” shows up A test for you and your partner, to see if you’re actually ready for marriage. ![]() Now, Steve shares even more relationship wisdom. But behind the laughter is his sincere desire to help women understand men. Whether it’s why women should enforce a “90-Day Probation Period” before they give their men sexual “benefits”-the way Ford motor company withholds medical and dental benefits until an employee has been on the job for 3 months-or explaining to women why men would rather “fix it” than talk about it, Steve Harvey’s advice is always spot-on and laden with warmth and humor. In conjunction with its second movie sequel to be released this summer, Steve Harvey has updated his classic with new advice and insights. ![]() With over two million copies sold, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man has become a bestseller around the world. ![]() |