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The noted talk-show host details his experiences growing up black in an all-white Indiana community, describing what it was like to be an outsider, and the influence of his early life on his determination to succeed and to fight for the underdog. Includes index.
From the man who catapulted the Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York Times bestseller list comes a searing memoir of poverty, ambition, pain and atonment. Tavis Smiley grew...
10 de oct. de 2006 · From the man who catapulted The Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York Times bestseller list comes a searing memoir of poverty, ambition, pain, and atonement. Celebrated talk-show host Tavis Smiley describes growing up in an all-white rural community in Indiana and the impact it had on his life.
What I Know For Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America is a best-selling [1] memoir by African-American journalist Tavis Smiley and co-written with David Ritz. [2] . The authors published it through Doubleday on October 10, 2006. Contents.
Celebrated talk-show host Tavis Smiley describes growing up in an all-white rural community in Indiana and the impact it had on his life. Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in a...
Read 31 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. From the man who catapulted the Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York T…
Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in a small trailer in Indiana, where money was scarce and the sight of other black faces even scarcer. One of only a few African American kids in...
