THOUGHTS ABOUT LITERACY AND EDUCATORS

THOUGHTS ABOUT LITERACY AND EDUCATORS–good reading skills make good teaching possible I have written a novel of historical fiction. It covers three (3) generations of a black family: 1930s, 1940s, and 1980s. This story may be compelling enough to attract the interest of young as well as adult readers–particularly those endeavoring to increase their literacy skills. Educators and literacy trainers seeking reading materials may find “DIFFERENT ROADS SAME STOPS” an ideal aide for teaching American History, ethnic studies, and personal development. As the author I am willing to send you a free copy for review. If you are in Southern California near Los Angeles I would also meet with you and students to discuss the story in detail. Email: adolphusward@aol.com. Please identify yourself and purpose in the subject-line. www.amazon.com/dp/0983947724.

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL: 3rd Generation

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL– 3RD Generation [DIFFERENT ROADS SAME STOPS] is about three (3) generations of the same family: Calvin Tallman is the grandson of Jacob and Clara Tallman. Calvin like kinfolk in the generations before him chooses to confront racial discrimination rather than tolerate it. The time is 1984 and he’s moved from Milwaukee to Kenosha, Wisconsin to be near his job as an HR manager. Part of his responsibility in Human Resources was to manage the company’s Affirmative Action Program. The program was a government program designed to move African Americans into jobs previously denying them entry on the bases of race. As in all previous generations white men and women constructed roadblocks to slow or stop the progress of black people—especially where that progress cost them some advantage. If you like a good story you’ll love this book. It is in paper-back and e-book. Go to amazon.com/dp/0983947724 for your copy or buy one as a gift to someone you care about. THANK YOU!

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL 1st Generation

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL– 1ST Generation [DIFFERENT ROADS SAME STOPS] is about three (3) generations of the same family: 1930s Arkansas, 1940s and 1980s Wisconsin. Jacob and wife Clara open this story in Arkansas in the mid1930s. This is a time when water came from a hole in the ground, a time when most country people rode on the backs of horses in wagons or simply walked–the automobile was an anomaly. Milk the family drank came directly from a cow and the butter they spread on their baked bread came directly from that milk. A mule and human labor were the chief implements for planting, cultivation, and harvesting food grown for the family table and cotton grown for sale. Some white men and the laws they made blocked the roads to progress and a better life for Negroes. Jacob, Clara and family struggled to overcome the roadblocks to their dreams and aspirations. If you like a good story you’ll love this book. It is in paper-back and e-book. Go to amazon.com/dp/0983947724 for your copy or buy one as a gift to someone you care about. THANK YOU!

THOUGHTS ABOUT HARRIET MOVIE BOYCOTT

THOUGHTS ABOUT HARRIET MOVIE BOYCOTT – a political view I will not see the movie for political reasons. Those who have or will see the movie are not my enemy; I don’t wish the cast or crew ill winds. My abstention is purely political. Harriet Tubman is and will remain an integral part of the American descendants of slavery (ADOS). Her courageous act of guiding slaves to freedom gave and continues to give value to the lives of black Americans. To even contemplate, let alone cast a black female from outside the black American experience takes more than a bit of arrogance. It takes the total disregard for the American black female talent pool eager to recreate the life of an iconic person from within the ADOS’ life experience–it takes a blatant disregard for the importance of culture. amazon.com/dp/0983947724

THOUGHTS ABOUT AGING BODY GROWING MIND

THOUGHTS ABOUT AGING BODY GROWING MIND – two directions at once A week or so ago I was at the Department of Motor Vehicle to renew my driver’s license. I did the vision test without an error. Missed a couple on the written test but knew the correct answers – I passed. Won’t have to do the whole thing again till 2025; by that time I will be age 90. I feel an imposing contradiction in my total being. My body definitely shows signs of aging – all my shit that was once firm muscular and in place now bags sags and slags leaving my appearance closer than ever to my alien alter ego, ET. In stark contrast my brain is a wellspring of creativity. I’ve just published my fourth book and already doing research for the fifth; I’m always seeking work as an actor–on camera and stage. In my dreams I fly dance and create love. I love life and I love me–all of me. Take a look at my new novel: amazon.com/dp/0983947724

THOUGHTS ABOUT LITERACY AND EDUCATORS

THOUGHTS ABOUT LITERACY AND EDUCATORS–good reading skills makes good teaching possible I have written a novel of historical fiction. It covers three (3) generations of a black family: 1930s, 1940s, and 1980s. This story may be compelling enough to attract the interest of young adult and adult students–particularly those endeavoring to increase their literacy skills. Educators and literacy trainers seeking reading materials may find “DIFFERENT ROADS SAME STOPS” an ideal item for teaching American History, ethnic studies, and personal development. As the author I am willing to join an educator or trainer or students to discuss the story in detail. Email: adolphusward@aol.com. Please identify yourself in the subject-line. www.amazon.com/dp/0983947724.

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL - 2nd Generation

THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LATEST NOVEL– 2nd Generation [DIFFERENT ROADS SAME STOPS] is about three (3) generations of the same family: Annie Mae Tallman and Buddy Lindsey marry in Arkansas then moved to Wisconsin. They open this element of the story in Milwaukee in early 1940. Milwaukee was an industrial city with foundries and factories producing household and farm equipment. City factories also produced war materials. There was lots of work to be done but most of it unavailable to Negroes. During this period NAACP filed a suit against one major manufacture and World War II begins. As a staff employee of the Urban League Annie Mae fought to secure fulltime factory jobs for black men. If you like a good story you’ll love this book. It is in paper-back and e-book. Go to amazon.com/dp/0983947724 for your copy or buy one as a gift to someone you care about. THANK YOU!