tell them we are rising
The inspiring story of how one woman gave back. –Ed Bradley
This is a heartwarming story about struggle, survival, and achieve ment. If we didn’t know people like this in our lives, we would want to invent them. What more could one ask? A good story told with a deft hand. –William H. Gray III President, United Negro College Fund
An inspiring account of an African American educator determined to make a difference in the lives of indifferent students. –Kirkus Reviews
Tell Them We Are Rising is a wonderful, inspiring story of service, commitment, generosity, love, and hope. It is written with the humor, wisdom, and grace of a bygone era, yet spiced with the ultramodern savvy and the future-oriented vision of a twenty-year-old. What an extraordinary woman! What an extraordinary life! –Chaka Fattah U.S. Representative (Pennsylvania)