Omkari Williams

Jul 30, 2024 | uuabookstore.org | Deepa Iyer |Omkari Williams |Dorcas Cheng-Tozun |Diane S. Grimes

Excerpt The Time Is Now My friend Kevin Fong, who is a healer and weaver, once shared a story with me about Grace Lee Boggs, a Detroit-based Asian American activist and scholar. At the start of community meetings, Grace would begin with a question: “What time is it on the clock of the world?” When I reflect on that question, I often have the palpable and sometimes urgent feeling that the time is ripe, the time is now, the time is immediate for social change.

Feb 13, 2024 | hachettebookgroup.com | Omkari Williams

In 1976 the U.S. started celebrating Black History Month. An entire month, though the shortest one, where the focus is on the accomplishments, contributions, and lives of Black Americans. Black History Month is important to celebrate and a reminder of the continuing inequities in our country. I relish learning more about Black Americans who came before me and having those stories widely shared.

Feb 6, 2023 | hachettebookgroup.com | Omkari Williams

Contributors By Omkari L. Williams Foreword by Layla F.

Feb 6, 2023 | hachettebookgroup.com | Omkari Williams

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