How was your Memorial Day weekend? Mine was relaxing (no more work at the Grill!) and productive (I cleaned out my car, organized my financial papers.)
I also read my personally signed copy (thanks, Demby!) of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Beautiful Struggle. It was excellent, and I highly recommend you get a copy. Coates (whose blog I frequent) writes poetically about growing up black in Baltimore. The book certainly deserves more analysis than I can give at this very moment, but it holds within it the rhythm of hip-hop, the fear of youth, the cruelty of poverty, and ... multitudes.
It's definitely a must-read.
5.27.2008
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Oh it's about growing up in Bmore I saw it and it looked interesting, it'll likely be on my book list then.
ooh! i thought it looked interesting, too! i can't wait to read it now! :)
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