Rooted Against The Wind

Author and educator Gloria Wades-Gayle published a book of essays entitled: Rooted Against the Wind. In it she writes about cultural memory being the "root" and the "polarization of class and race," the fierce winds.

I write to breath life back into memory to remind African-Americans of our rich and textured history. I also see myself as a "root" and for me the "fierce winds" are the marginalization of African American writers.

Whether I am unwilling or unable to conform to the requirements of ...