An orphan is someone who has lost both parents, and a widow is someone who has lost her husband, but what do you call a mother who has lost both of her children? There is no name for them. Imagine, if you dare, that your marriage is over, your parents are dead, your siblings are dead, and your children are dead. You are sixty-seven years old and no longer employed. What would you do? Why would God take away both of my children and leave me alone in my old age? I am not a perfect person. I have made mistakes, but that is a terrible punishment and I am not a bad person. Life still hurts. A...
An orphan is someone who has lost both parents, and a widow is someone who has lost her husband, but what do you call a mother who has lost both of he...
Through the lens of age, racism, and suffering, "From Zero to Eighty" narrates a history of what has not been written about older African American men. In this memoir, author Helen K. Black tells the life stories of John T. Groce and Charles E. Harmon against the backdrop of deep-seated cultural beliefs that engender racism. In this memoir, Black shares the thoughts and emotions of Groce and Harmon, two African American men who are rich with years, experience, and pain. Among many topics, "From Zero to Eighty" explores the following: The definition, description, and stories of suffering both...
Through the lens of age, racism, and suffering, "From Zero to Eighty" narrates a history of what has not been written about older African American men...
Through the lens of age, racism, and suffering, "From Zero to Eighty" narrates a history of what has not been written about older African American men. In this memoir, author Helen K. Black tells the life stories of John T. Groce and Charles E. Harmon against the backdrop of deep-seated cultural beliefs that engender racism. In this memoir, Black shares the thoughts and emotions of Groce and Harmon, two African American men who are rich with years, experience, and pain. Among many topics, "From Zero to Eighty" explores the following: The definition, description, and stories of suffering both...
Through the lens of age, racism, and suffering, "From Zero to Eighty" narrates a history of what has not been written about older African American men...
