My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780140244366

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by Patricia Raybon (Author)

"In mid-life Afro-American journalist Raybon made a conscious decision to stop hating white people. Her journal/analysis provides discourse on hatred and forgiveness, the rise of her hatred, and her efforts to conquer her fears and forgive the past. An unusual account of conscious change."--Kirkus Reviews.

Author Biography

Patricia Raybon is an award-winning journalist, author, and essayist. She worked as a journalist for 12 years before joining the faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder to teach print journalism for 15 years. In 2006 she turned to writing full-time. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and USA Weekend, among others. She has also won a number of awards, including the Christopher Award and the Books for a Better Life Award for her memoir on racial forgiveness, My First White Friend. She now lives in Colorado with her husband.

Number of Pages: 272

Dimensions: 0.61 x 7.96 x 5 IN

Publication Date: June 01, 1997

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