The Only Black Student
by Lull Mengesha
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Author: Lull MengeshaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-08
ISBN: 0578023091
Number of pages: 76
Publisher: Mengesha Publishing
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Book Review: A Great Resource
Summary: 4 Stars
It was wonderful to finally have someone validate my feelings from my time spent in grade school. My mom busted my siblings and me out of the neighborhood school to a school in the better neighborhoods. P.S 113 in Glendale, NY here comes three of the "Brown "children. (Brown representing our last name and skin color)
When the bus picked us up we saw children who looked like us. However they weren't on the bus for long. By the time we got off in Queens no one looked like me and there I sat alone and somewhat afraid. My sister got off before my brother and I because she was older and was leaving P.S 113 for P.S. 119.
Mr. Mengesha congratulates us (who graduated from a PWI-Predominately White Institution) as a "positive statistic" and it's truly the greatest of compliments. Its great how the author draws on his own personal perspective of Higher Education in the United States for the "black student" it's what takes this self help book to a different level.
The Only Black Student could've also been titled "The Only Student" because as I read this book some of my other acquaintances and friends who were not kissed by nature could've gained insight from this fantastic read.
The Layout, ohmigash! I love the layout of the book, it was sectioned in chucked which made reading very easy and chapters divided and easy to follow. It was like being in an interactive lecture following the author as he prepared to get into his PWI through "where he is today" This was a fun read and very different from many self help books out there, I challenge you to read it and find out why.
Missy
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The Only Black Student is a book that evolved progressively from casual group and one on one discussions into written form during the latter years of Lull's undergraduate experience. On campus, Lull worked as a student ambassador for the Office of Minority Affairs. Additionally, he provided guidance to college-bound high school students who feared that they would not succeed socially and academically at a Predominantly White Institution. Many had only interacted with people of similar economic and ethnic backgrounds before entering a PWI. Compiling input from his mentors, mentees, and peers over the course of three years, he completed and published his first edition of The Only Black Student. Lull never considered himself a writer, but was driven by the desire to inscribe the wisdom to others that he wished someone had shared with him when his academic journey began.Education Books
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