Status Updates From Don't Cry for Me

If this were a Reddit post, I’d say the both are the assholes. He could’ve done better when addressing Issac and she could’ve handled her reprimand of him better as well. All in all, he was completely right in his statement of “there would’ve been no victory.”

“Just ‘cause a few crackers do a few good things don’t mean white folks ain’t the problem.” PREACH!!

What can a man do but teach from what he knows

“But more, I hoped you’d love me just because I was your father.”
A child must be shown unconditional love in order to give it back in equal measure.

I’m also very enamored by the wonderfully detailed Biblical references and symbolism in this novel.

Black’s story feels like a history lesson and a bedtime story all at the same time. The way Jacob talks about his life is so striking and fascinating, I can’t but it down.

Ouch… “We knew the limits of medicine and science, and most accepted them without question.” Truly speaks to the time of life prior to the 21st Century.

Wow… The most heart wrenching part of this is that the prevalence of moments like this occurs all the time, and just like it went undiscovered here, it goes unspoken of for far too long. Black boys and men deserve to have full, long lives. Black girls and women deserve to live full, long lives. Black Lives Matter.

The Authors Note alone makes my heart ache for the black families of the past. I can only imagine what the rest of this story holds.