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Our Time Press March 26 – April 1, 2015 |
VOL. 20 NO. 13
Selma Jackson
Writes
Children's Book,
"Granny's Helper"
S e l m a J a c k s o n , b e s t k n ow n
as co-founder of the 17-year
ground-breaking 4W Circle of
Art & Enterprise artists’ coll e c t ive i n B r o o k l y n w h i c h wa s t h e
incubating home for a string of
b l a c k bu s i n e s s e s , h a s w r i t t e n a n
a u t o b i o g r a p h i c a l t a l e o f h e r ex p e r i e n c e s wo r k i n g a s t h e ey e s o f h e r
blind grandmother and holder of
t h e t i t l e , G r a n ny ’s H e l p e r.
The book is primarily for 7- to
11-year-old children, but is a wonderful collector’s item for children
of all ages, and a wonderful treat
for grandmothers. Granny’s Helper is self-published by Selma Jackson; it is 22 pages with beautiful
illustrations by Ansel Pitcairn. To
order your copy, please visit Amazon.com. The book sells at $ 9.95,
plus shipping and handling.
Selma Jackson is an author
a n d c o m m u n i t y a c t iv i s t . S h e
h a s wo r k e d i n s eve r a l i n d u s t r i e s :
b a n k i n g , e d u c a t i o n , t r ave l a n d t h e
n o n p r o fi t s e c t o r. H e r wo r k a t 4 W
C i r c l e wo n M s . J a c k s o n a C o l u m b i a U n ive r s i t y C h a r l e s R ev s o n
F e l l ow s h i p f o r t h e 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9
c l a s s . S h e i s a c t ive i n t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n M i n i s t r y, c u r r e n t l y s e r v i n g
a s c l e r k o f s e s s i o n f o r t h e h i s t o ri c L a fa y e t t e Ave n u e P r e s b y t e r i a n
Church in Brooklyn and chair of
the National Presbyterian Comm i t t e e o n S e l f - D eve l o p m e n t o f
P e o p l e . Says Selma Jackson, “My parents worked very hard to shield
their children from the sting of
racism. As a result, I am left with
beautiful memories of togetherness, faith and tenacity that have
fueled my life path, and that I hope
will inspire today's young people
as they navigate a difficult world».
Illustrator Ansel Pitcairn is a
B r o o k l y n - b a s e d g r a p h i c d e s i g n e r,
e a r n i n g h i s g r a d u a t e d eg r e e f r o m
t h e S c h o o l o f Vi s u a l A r t s . H e e n j oy s r e n d e r i n g i n wa t e r c o l o r s a n d
acrylics. This is his fourth illust r a t e d c h i l d r e n ’s b o o k .
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