Push Nevahda and the Vicious Circle

About the Book

Seated at the table are the typical eclectic looking group of educated, bourgeoisie wannabe, brothas and sistas who are arguing, analyzing, and contemplating the organizing of a protest movement against an Arab-owned supermarket across the street that continuously sell bad hamburger meat. Jimmy the bartender tells me that these cats-some of whom are cantankerous college students, wannabe-poets, and "spoken word artists" that came with Gypsy-have been at it all night, always gathering at the same circled table to discuss everything from politics, neighborhood revitalization, socio-cultural criticism, and James Baldwin, to the New Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam, and the failure of black leadership. Jimmy calls us "Push Nevahda and the Vicious Circle." Me, Gypsy, BJ, Carmen and this new bitch I met on Black Planet named Melina. She's a mixed bitch from Rochester or Belleville who thinks that she's better than everybody else, especially other black folks, because she's educated and has white blood in her. The last time we were here I had to remind her fake ass that everybody sitting at the bar with me got degrees, she ain't the only one. Other friends come and go but we are basically what make up the crew.

About the Author

Jeremy Williams was born and raised in Detroit on the eastside, not far from Belle Isle, up the street from Thornetta?nem, across the street from the Hight family, four doors down from Margaret and Lele Barrett?nem, up the block from Tookie and Farley, ?round the corner from Den?s Dean, right in between Mrs. Halloway and the Ivery family. Jeremy speaks two languages, English, and Ebonics (quite fluently), and likes to spend his free time reading, drinking coffee, and meditating on Lauryn Hill?s ?Unplugged? CD. He is currently working on a scandalous family biography.