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Here is an absolutely incredible video the Atlantic folks did for my new memoir. Please have a look. It's just beautiful.

Comments

Sharon ,Baltimore Yo Momma's & Daddies friend, Your fan May 7, 2008 10:27 PM

Great video . A reminder why I keep praying for my sons, nephews and grandsons those I've met and those I'll hear about.

There is greatness in each of you. Ta-Nehisi thank you for being a beacon of light and standing in the gap as a bridge for many who will come across because of who you are. God keep you always.

Brendan May 8, 2008 9:23 AM

Oh, man, I cannot wait to read this book.

You gotta start posting 'bout your upcoming readings. Is there an Events widget you can get for TypePad?

Derrick Gibson May 9, 2008 8:21 AM

Awesome.

I could write for hours on just that clip and I am already adding this memoir to my book list, but I will contain my riff to just that one section where you spoke about how your life would have been different - had you been adopted - and the conversations you find yourself in with just people on the street:

Isn't it amazing that in the abstract, we profess that "all men are created equal" while in the actual, we seek to classify and stratify people into social constructs of smart/dumb.

Perhaps it has always been that way - but does that doom us to forever following the same pattern?

farragut_foster May 10, 2008 9:59 PM

"...drag you across the finish line."

- dope.