Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Yecheilyah Ysrayl's books
Yecheilyah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Yecheilyah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Yecheilyah Ysrayl’s Followers (46)
3,090 books
|
3,217 friends
797 books
|
910 friends
3,755 books
|
878 friends
284 books
|
380 friends
367 books
|
75 friends
742 books
|
254 friends
84 books
|
71 friends
2,061 books
|
4,960 friends
More friends…
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Goodreads Author
Born
in Chicago, The United States
May 26, 1987
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
April 2015
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/yecheilyah
To ask
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
questions,
please sign up.
Popular Answered Questions
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
The best thing about being a writer is the feedback from readers that I have changed them in some way.
More books by Yecheilyah Ysrayl…
YAPC 2026: Introducing Michael Brooks
Greetings, Esteemed Readers! Today, we are proud to introduce our 1st-place winner for this year’s poetry contest. Michael Brooks is a spoken-word poet who turns lived experience, resilience, and reflection into honest, vivid performances. His work uses rhythm and storytelling to connect with audiences and make room for voices that deserve to be heard. But […]
Yecheilyah’s Recent Updates
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
wrote a new blog post
|
|
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
is currently reading
|
|
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
wants to read
Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side
by Eve L. Ewing (Goodreads Author) |
|
"Very informative
I was completely captivated by this book. It left me both shocked and intrigued. I discovered many facts I was previously unaware of, motivating me to continue carrying the torch." |
|
|
"This book is a must-read for any student of African American History. It is well-researched and includes some rarely known facts about individuals and events in the history of Blacks in America. It is not always pretty or pleasant to read but it does"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"The book was well researched and the short chapters kept me engaged. There were some editorial errors or things that gave me pause and took away from the book ever so slightly, but overall content rich. There were things that I didn’t know, hadn’t he"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
rated a book it was amazing
|
|
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
rated a book it was amazing
Chains of Gold: Based on the true story of slavery during the California Gold Rush
by Ken Robb (Goodreads Author) |
|
| The year is 1852, and Carter is shouting his freedom into the face of the law as deputies close in, threatening to drag him back to Mississippi in chains. From this moment of terror, the story retreats a couple of years back to the Perkins Plantation ...more | |
|
Yecheilyah Ysrayl
finished reading
|
|
“If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine
off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the
tanks to control you.”
―
off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the
tanks to control you.”
―
“Momma, a welfare cheater. A criminal who couldn't stand to se her kids go hungry, or grow up in slumbs and end up mugging people in dar corners. I guess the system didn't want her to get off relief, the way it kept sending social workers around to be sure Momma wasn't trying to make things better.”
―
―
“When a man starts out to build a world,
He starts first with himself”
―
He starts first with himself”
―
“If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don't deserve to win.”
―
―
“You were born a winner, a warrior, one who defied the odds by surviving the most gruesome battle of them all - the race to the egg. And now that you are a giant, why do you even doubt victory against smaller numbers and wider margins? The only walls that exist are those you have placed in your mind. And whatever obstacles you conceive, exist only because you have forgotten what you have already achieved.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Black Coffee
— 3126 members
— last activity Nov 03, 2026 08:45AM
This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more
Support for Indie Authors
— 16808 members
— last activity 8 hours, 30 min ago
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
— 88571 members
— last activity Nov 03, 2026 06:17PM
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Dutty Book Crew
— 38 members
— last activity Jul 18, 2018 02:59PM
We are an online book club that brings readers together with indie authors of erotic romance for the purpose of networking and sisterhood. While all g ...more
#ABRSC Read and Review
— 30 members
— last activity Jan 20, 2018 02:14AM
#ABRSC started off as a facebook group. It is all about supporting independent authors so now I'm extending the group to Goodreads. Come and join the ...more
#ReadSoulLit Read Along- Tar Baby
— 123 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2018 09:30AM
This group is reading and discussing Tar Baby as a read along in honor of Black History Month!
26a - Diana Evans Readalong
— 36 members
— last activity Nov 13, 2018 05:04PM
Discussing 26a by Diana Evans in honor of Black History Month UK
Unforgivable Love #ReadSoulLit Readalong in honor of Black History Month
— 94 members
— last activity Mar 03, 2019 02:51PM
Reading and discussing Unforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott
Apr 18, 2019 12:06PM · flag
Apr 18, 2019 02:21PM · flag