by Maria Hayley | Oct 30, 2021 | Resources
IT KEEPS HIS DRIVE GOING “I read it every two or three years to keep my drive going.” Who would say something like that about a book that was originally published as long ago as 1937? The answer is none other than Daymond John – Founder and CEO of FUBU apparel...
by Maria Hayley | Oct 24, 2021 | Resources
A QUESTION, AN INVITATION, A BESTSELLER Dennis Kimbro’s perennial bestseller – originally published in 1991 – began with a burning question that had preoccupied him while earning a Ph.D. at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois: Why are some...
by Maria Hayley | Oct 9, 2021 | Resources
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, FORGIVENESS & RACIAL HEALING HOW HE DID IT This book has been categorized as being about crime, the flawed criminal justice system, racism, and wrongful incarceration. It is true. This book speaks to these issues. It is also true that it speaks...
by Maria Hayley | Oct 2, 2021 | News
GOING TO THE WALL FOR BOOKS The wall is the brick front of Funston Elementary School in Chicago. The occasion is the recent presentation of baskets of brand new books and other goodies for participants in the “John Stephan’s Escape from the Jeopardy...
by Maria Hayley | Sep 25, 2021 | Resources
A FACE, A BOOK, AND A BILL The last time you held a one-hundred-dollar bill in your hand, the face you saw on it was that of Benjamin Franklin. The face on that bill has been in circulation since 1914. The book about the man behind that face has been in circulation...
