The History They Fear is the Truth We Carry

5-STAR REVIEW: I AM JAYVYN by Peter D. Brown - REVIEWER'S CHOICE!

Publication Date: January 10, 2025 “I AM JAYVYN” is a compelling work of historical fiction positioned to remind readers of the key role the enslaved played in the development of America, and the systemic racism that still plagues the nation today. 1710-On a beautiful morning full of hope and promise, twelve-year-old Javyn’s world is suddenly shattered when slavers raid his peaceful village. His father is killed, he is separated from his mother …

The History They Fear is the Truth We Carry

By Ben JealousThe last living link of my family’s story of origin in antebellum Southern Virginia died at age 105 a few years ago.My grandmother, Mamie Todd, was born in 1916. Her grandparents were born into slavery. She fought Jim Crow. She stood up for Black teachers and students in a segregated school system in which she taught in her early career. She supported my mom when, at 12, she signed on as a named plaintiff in one of the feeder cases…