Happy Release Day to My People: Five Decades of Writing about Black Lives by Charlayne Hunter-Gault！ Review: This was an engrossing read to start at the beginning of the journalistic career of Charlayne Hunter-Gault & experience the world & her life through the lens of articles through the decades。 This book covers a variety of topics including the desegregation of the University of Georgia， the Panthers， Resurrection City & so much more。 There’s also interviews & excerpts of things with Ruby Br Happy Release Day to My People: Five Decades of Writing about Black Lives by Charlayne Hunter-Gault！ Review: This was an engrossing read to start at the beginning of the journalistic career of Charlayne Hunter-Gault & experience the world & her life through the lens of articles through the decades。 This book covers a variety of topics including the desegregation of the University of Georgia， the Panthers， Resurrection City & so much more。 There’s also interviews & excerpts of things with Ruby Bridges， Tracee Ellis Ross， Nelson Mandela & many other impressive people。In an article titled， “After-School Sxhool for Blaxk Youngeters in Searxh of Heritage” in The New York Times on April 16， 1976， “It’s about why we have not been able to get along in this pluralistic society。 Only the dominant group’s culture has been emphasized。 The more you know about your culture & heritage， the more productive you are & the more confidence you have in dealing with others” （page 10 of My People）。 That quote struck a cord with me for the fact it is extremely applicable in today’s society for the importance & necessity of schools to teach about actual history， even the painful parts， to better understand & empathize with others in hopes of progressing。 That quote is from 46 years ago & clearly displays that while times have changed， we certainly are still in need of improvement。 Charlayne Hunter-Gault says， “Our union may never be perfect， but we owe it to our children to educate them perfectly” （page 22 in My People from The New York Times article on November 27， 2019）。I also found it really easy to read since it was just a compilation of primarily articles， it was wonderful to pick up & read a section when I had time throughout the day to read。 I literally lost count of the amount of quotes that just took my breath away。 The entire book is just a how-to example of purely stunning writing & journalism。 I feel like this should be required reading thanks to the amount of history I learned & the awe-inspiring articles that showcased important life lessons。 If you’re looking for a non-fiction read， I highly recommend checking out this book！ The biggest of thanks goes to Harper Collins for sending me a physical arc of this。 All thoughts & opinions are my own。 。。。more