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

A call to action for Black men to step forward and mentor Black boys. Will Jawando is the beneficiary of such mentoring. He calls himself the proud son of not one but seven Black fathers, all of them men who changed the course of his life.

Main Author: Jawando, Will, 1983- (Author)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: [United States] : Macmillan Audio, [2022]
Edition: Unabridged.
Subjects:
Jawando, Will, > 1983- > Childhood and youth.
African American men > Maryland > Montgomery County > Biography.
African Americans > Maryland > Social conditions.
African Americans > Maryland > Biography.
Role models > Maryland > Biography.
Nigerian Americans > Maryland > Biography.
Montgomery County (Md.) > Biography.
Autobiographies.
Audiobooks.
Summary: A call to action for Black men to step forward and mentor Black boys. Will Jawando is the beneficiary of such mentoring. He calls himself the proud son of not one but seven Black fathers, all of them men who changed the course of his life.
Item Description: Title from web page.
Compact discs.
Physical Description: 6 audio discs (435 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 07:15:00
ISBN: 9781250856319
1250856310
Author Notes: 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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