Good evening everyone, I’m really glad you’re here.
Welcome to the Crasstalk Book Club discussion of Isabel Wilkerson’s book, The Warmth of Other Suns.
In the great tradition of Crasstalk Book Club selections this was not exactly an uplifting book. It’s oppression and degradation with the occasional “They made it!” moment. So, pretty much your typical immigrant story.
But these people weren’t immigrants. They were Americans, many with ties to this country older than the white people who shit on them for sport. The people of the Great Migration put up with the worst the United States had to offer and still kept hoping and striving for better. The thought that kept running through my head on the second reading was something right out of Ida Mae Brandon Gladney’s favorite book, Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Ok, Jesus, sure. But WHEN exactly will that be? Continue reading
Summer is in full swing, and there are parties and cookouts galore. Wondering what to bring? How about an easy crowd pleaser: crab dip in a bread bowl. 