Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez That is what it means

That is what it means to be a troublemaker

It's a love letter to Black women who dare to speak up

sorceress of side-eyes and critic of culture - gives you the permission you might need to be the troublemaker you are

Coates delivers a stirring call to self-determination

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez That is what it meansMontgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. But when her first week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn down one room cabin, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients, Erica and