No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black M usic\, Belonging\, and Baltimore \;is the One Maryland One B ook for 2026. Copies will be available for pickup at Long Bra nch Library.
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\nSummary:
\nIn this big-hearted debut about ambition\, ra ce\, and class\, a family grapples with how much of their lineage they're willing to unearth in order to participate in the nation's first federal r eparations program. Almost a decade ago\, Willie Revel gave up her burgeon ing journalism career in New York to help run her father's struggling cons truction company in Philadelphia. An ambitious single mother\, Willie has reluctantly put family first without being able to forget who she might ha ve become. Now\, as the president of the United States prepares to pass th e Forgiveness Act\, a bill that would allow Black families to claim repara tions if they can prove they are the descendants of slaves\, Willie delves deeper into her family's history\, while also trying to keep the family f rom going into bankruptcy. Acts of Forgiveness reveals the ways historical discrimination can manifest in the present. Could reparations help uncove r her forgotten roots and right generational wrongs\, while also helping s ave their beloved home and her father's life work? But for reasons both ju stifiable and cryptic\, the rest of the family is hesitant and wary of wha t pursuing Forgiveness could mean. Her mother who was adopted is not eager to dig up the past\; her father doesn't trust the government\; and her da ughter is just trying to make it through the fifth grade at her elite priv ate school. It's up to Willie to verify their ancestry and save her family from financial ruin-but as she delves into their history\, Willie begins to learn just how complicated family can really be. With warm insight and powerful prose\, Acts of Forgiveness asks how history shapes who we are\, to consider the weight of success when it is achieved despite incredible o dds\, and what leaving behind a legacy truly means -- Provided by publishe r.
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