Nathan McCall
Booknotes, Sunday, March 6, 1994
Nathan McCall discusses Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America.
Mr. McCall discussed his book, Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America, published by Random House. Mr. McCall's memoir discusses his childhood in Portsmouth, Virginia, his time in prison and rehabilitation, and his eventual employment with the Washington Post. The book describes his life and his coming to terms with the increase in crime and violence in cities and how it has affected him personally. He focuses primarily on his anger, his "blind rage" as a teenager, and the constructive uses of his anger as a journalist. (timspalding)… (more)
Mr. McCall discussed his book, Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America, published by Random House. Mr. McCall's memoir discusses his childhood in Portsmouth, Virginia, his time in prison and rehabilitation, and his eventual employment with the Washington Post. The book describes his life and his coming to terms with the increase in crime and violence in cities and how it has affected him personally. He focuses primarily on his anger, his "blind rage" as a teenager, and the constructive uses of his anger as a journalist. (timspalding)… (more)
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