Invited Book Chapter: “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me”

Invited Book Chapter: “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me”

Publication No. 19 Invited Book Chapter Title: BET on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama, edited by Kenrya Rankin Naasel, Contributed “Daddy, My Brother Barack and Me.” (Memphis: Kifani Press, October 2013). Author(s) Lamb, Yanick Rice Published by Kifani Press Role I was one of nearly two dozen women invited to submit a chapter about their fathers, brothers, sons and mates to highlight the contributions of black men in our lives. Synopsis Sibling rivalry was never really a problem for me, but all that changed when my father stood me up for Thanksgiving. On the eve of Turkey Day, I developed a case of Obama envy. You’ve heard of “outside children?” Well, President Barack Obama has an outside family. He has two dads: Barack Hussein Obama Sr. and a surrogate, William Radford Rice, the father he “stole” from me during his first run for the White House. Daddy Rice helped him get there. Like any good father, he always believed that Barack was “The One.” He talked about him incessantly and told everyone he would become the first black president of the United States. Daddy had been saying this long before Barack’s run for Congress, breakout speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004 and radio rebuttal to one of President Bush’s weekly radio spiels. Click here to read more. https://yanickricelamb.com/my-work/books/daddy-my-brother-barack-and-me/  Impact/Recognition This book won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award and has been praised for shattering stereotypes about black men and black fathers. My chapter explored my bond with my father despite divorce and distance, against the backdrop of Barack Obama’s first campaign...
Invited Book Chapters: Haternation

Invited Book Chapters: Haternation

Publication No. 20 Invited Book Chapters Lamb, Y.R. (October 2012).“Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” and “The Art of the Diss.” Haternation: How Racism & Incivility Are Dividing Us. Foote, N., ed. University of North Texas. Publisher’s Synopsis HaterNation: How Incivility & Racism Have Divided Us is an anthology of insightful essays compiled by veteran journalist, author and educator Neil Foote of the University of North Texas. The re-election of President Barack Obama has continued to fuel an uncivil and hateful tone that’s not becoming of America. Some of the nation’s top journalists and thought leaders discuss how incivility has become too commonplace, fueling hate and racist acts in a country that just four years ago celebrated the notion of a “post racial” America. Impact This ebook has been praised for adding context and analysis on race relations and the impact of the nation’s first black president. I was invited to write two essays on some of the myths surrounding the Affordable Care Act in “Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” and another on subtle and overt racism against President Barack Obama in “The Art of the Diss.” Chapter 6: “Obamacare and the Wizards of Bad Behavior” Chapter 8: “The Art of the Diss” These publication meet criteria No. 10 set forth on page 10 in Appendix A of Recommendation 305-2015as an Exemplary Creative/Professional Activity: Criteria No. 10. Authorship of works such as articles, reviews, commentaries, multimedia, and/or other creative projects published or broadcast locally, nationally or internationally in newspapers, magazines, popular or industry-specific media (e.g., PR Tactics, JAE, Folio, AJR, CJR etc.) or on the Internet if they...
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