Remember back in the middle of March we looked at Keith F. Miller Jr's Pritty, the hard hitting, dynamic narrative that combines a love story, a social justice story, a story of gangs and loyalties, and a story of the importance of family and community?
Well when I discovered a sequel you'd better believe I tracked it down via inter library loan. Let me tell you--Togetha is a totally worthy successor.
Jay and Leroy have survived near death experiences. But they and their families and community are still far from safe. And the degree of danger is ramping up. The new gang in town is undermining the the ability of the Black Diamonds, a coalition of gangs, to protect the Black neighborhoods of Savannah. They're controlled by Louis Bainbridge, the sinister patriarch of a filthy rich and connected family with the popos in their pocket.
Bainbridge is demonizing the Black Diamonds, trying to terrify Savannah's Blacks into buying into his plans. He's been working on getting them to sell their homes (at well below market prices of course) in hopes of getting into a development unironcally called Promise Heights.
The Diamonds and their families and community are desperately trying to find evidence of Bainbridge's crimes and corruption in order to stop his takeover of their neighborhoods...
...because he and his minions will do whatever it takes to achieve his nefarious goals...
...and time may be running out faster than they think.
On a purrrsonal note, we got good numbers on the blood drive, 102 pints, a bunch of new donors, and 0 😱 people fainting. The whole blood drive couldn't have happened if a Black doctor hadn't discovered the science that made this life saving procedure possible.
A great big shout out goes to the donors, the volunteers I supervised, and our rock star Red Cross nurses.
Jules Hathaway
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