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Summary: Most Definitive Book on being Black and Gay in America
Review: As an AA, Lesbian Sistah, I found this book to be oppressive, separatist, and offensive. How does Boykin expect to find unity as a black supremacist?
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: Intelligent, inspiring and insightful are just 3 of the great "I" words that describe "One More River To Cross." Never before has a book dealt with the issues of being part of multiple minority groups in such an honest way. The combination of politics and a peak into Boykins personal life really make this book hard to put down. Not everyone will be able to relate and or agree directly to every point made in this book, even if they're exactly part of the subject matter. Even with that obstacle the highs and lows of life for a specific group of Americans (whom to often go unnoticed and unacknowledged)are still brought to the surface and told in a way that will enlighten all. A must read for anyone who is supposedly a "minority."
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: Intelligent, inspiring and insightful are just 3 of the great "I" words that describe "One More River To Cross." Never before has a book dealt with the issues of being part of multiple minority groups in such an honest way. The combination of politics and a peak into Boykins personal life really make this book hard to put down. Not everyone will be able to relate and or agree directly to every point made in this book, even if they're exactly part of the subject matter. Even with that obstacle the highs and lows of life for a specific group of Americans (whom to often go unnoticed and unacknowledged)are still brought to the surface and told in a way that will enlighten all. A must read for anyone who is supposedly a "minority."
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Summary: Thought Provoking and Well Written
Review: Keith Boykin's One More River to Cross offers a wonderful discussion on issues that arise with being African American and gay in today's society. He does a wonderful job of making relevant issues known and connects the African American struggle from Frederic Douglass to Audre Lorde's Zami. Read it, you'll love it.
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Summary: This book states the obvious without adding much.
Review: Kudos to Boykin for writing the book, but in all honesty, the work seems written for an audience that is either non-black or black but non-gay. For black gays, most of Boykin's observations will seem obvious, and he doesn't offer much new insight. After a while, books like this grow tiresome and seem almost cynical in their opportunism.
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