Book Review for Go, Tell Michelle compiled by Barbara A. Seal Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram

Go, Tell Michelle compiled by Barbara A. Seal Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram

By Darnetta Frazier • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: Book Review 2009 •

Go, Tell Michelle is a collection of letters from African American Women to Michelle Obama compiled by Barbara A. Seal Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram. Wonderful are the congratulation letters, prayers, and personal accounts of the meaning of having an African American woman as the First Lady. Many women wrote encouraging Mrs. Obama to stand by her man; reminding Mother Obama to raise her young ladies right; praising Daughter Obama for taking her mother with her to the White House with her, and asking her to bring to light sensitive subject matters such as abortion and suffering abroad. Each letter is heartfelt, real, and provides readers with gentle nudges regarding the magnitude of having people who look like them in the most powerful positions in the United States of America.

While Go, Tell Michelle is a nice collection, I really loved one particular letter written by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, titled My Great-Great Grandmother Talks To Michelle Obama, where she encourages our First Lady to understand that she represents much more than herself. I applaud Nevergold and Brooks-Bertram for sifting through countless entries and finding letters that would fit well with their vision for Go, Tell Michelle, but this is no quick read. Since most of the letters have similar content, it can easily become tedious. I recommend Go, Tell Michelle to readers who wonder what messages other people have for OUR First Lady.

Reviewed by Darnetta Frazier
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Darnetta Frazier is an Ohio-born, spoken-word poet who has composed poetry since she was able to hold a laddie pencil. As reviewer for A Place Of Our Own (APOOO) and aspiring novelist, she dabbles in the literary scene from all perspectives. She has been published on www.thebacklist.net, interviewed on www.blogginginblack.com, and is currently submitting fiction manuscripts to publishers while juggling daughterhood, sisterhood, wifedom, parenthood, and of course, writing. Outside of family and all things literary, Darnetta overindulges in Hip-Hop, dabbles in computer graphic design, and creates handcrafted cards, candles, and jewelry.
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