"Black Star Girl" - The Book

Between the front and back covers of Black Star Girl is rich modern black history conveyed in an entertaining and comprehensive format. It is a vivid telling of the daily experiences of a black family, parents and children born and raised in mid-America.  The book shares challenge, fun and accomplishment with it's readers.

          This is a first person look into the lives of a family that didn’t have benefit of professional credentials.  Neither was the family hampered with unfortunate personal liabilities such as delinquency, drug and/or alcohol dependency, criminal involvement or sexual improprieties.  Yet, there were other roadblocks that detoured - but did not defeat their advancement toward achieving a good life.

            From the first page, it is a story of wide ranging aspects of both the father and mother’s lives, long before World War II.  Then deftly knitted together are chapters of fact and dialog taking readers through subsequent decades into the years after federal civil rights legislation improved the lives of so many in our nation.

            The story concludes with a colorfully detailed look into the author’s career in Corporate America, a career she says came about as a direct result of the Civil Rights Movement. The author’s experiences bring first person insight to those aspiring for a business career.  It is a uniquely helpful story.

             Black Star Girl is a loving and inspiring book wherein the reader learns how an individual’s optimism, planning and preparation are excellent foundations for personal success.

              Because of its fact filled social and historical relevance and because of its inspiring story, Black Star Girl is a good choice for younger and older readers.  In fact, I think it should be a recommended read for all young people.