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Seated at the table are the typical eclectic looking group of educated, bourgeoisie wannabe, brothas and sistas who are arguing, analyzing, and contemplating the organizing of a protest movement against an Arab-owned supermarket across the street that continuously sell bad hamburger meat. Jimmy the bartender tells me that these cats-some of whom are cantankerous college students, wannabe-poets, and "spoken word artists" that came with Gypsy-have been at it all night, always gathering at the same circled table to discuss everything from politics, neighborhood revitalization, socio-cultural criticism, and James Baldwin, to the New Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam, and the failure of black leadership. Jimmy calls us "Push Nevahda and the Vicious Circle." Me, Gypsy, BJ, Carmen and this new bitch I met on Black Planet named Melina. She's a mixed bitch from Rochester or Belleville who thinks that she's better than everybody else, especially other black folks, because she's educated and has white blood in her. Th

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #189890 in eBooks
• Published on: 2008-03-21
• Format: Kindle Book

About the Author
Jeremy Williams was born and raised in Detroit on the eastside, not far from Belle Isle, up the street from Thornetta?nem, across the street from the Hight family, four doors down from Margaret and Lele Barrett?nem, up the block from Tookie and Farley, ?round the corner from Den?s Dean, right in between Mrs. Halloway and the Ivery family. Jeremy speaks two languages, English, and Ebonics (quite fluently), and likes to spend his free time reading, drinking coffee, and meditating on Lauryn Hill?s ?Unplugged? CD. He is currently working on a scandalous family biography.

Customer Reviews

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This book is a very interesting read. It will keep you going; at times may make you feel uncomfortable, but that's the beauty of it. The writer expresses thoughts, words and feelings that most are unwilling to reveil. A must read.

a really good memoir
Somewhere between the Memoir and Novel the book is superb! As a Memoir it is a moving, high-spirited book; and through our conscious participation we begin to understand how culture can bring Push Nevahda's Vicious Circle into full focus. As a Novel its words are simple and straightforward and, sprinkled with witty commentary and unabridged dialogue, Jeremy Williams combines the universal meaning of culture and class, and calls us to a new understanding of friendship and family. Williams understands that the personal is political, that somehow every black life is tied inextricably to the prison of race.

Spellbinder book!
This book left me upset, agitated, happy; made me smile, laugh, and shake. This is an amazing read and everyone should read it.