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Book SynopsisRead Pure Bronx and find out why this action packed, drama filled story is more potent than just any coming-of-age tale from the hood. Packed with more drama than straphangers on the 1,2, 4, 5 and 6 trains at rush hour, Pure Bronx is a
page-turner that’ll make you cheer, bringing tears, and laughter.
Trade Review"No question, Dr Naison has notoriously been leading social justice activism and scholarship for decades, but his world expands beyond classrooms & picket lines...without a doubt, pure Bronx reveals his pure Brooklyn roots." --Akua Naru (Rapper) "Mark Naison has spent his academic life bringing his students and colleagues into the neighborhoods and social worlds of working-class New Yorkers and introducing the realities of those mean streets to the genteel inhabitants of the Ivory Tower." --Craig Steven Wilder, Professor and Head of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Dr. Mark Naison is one of the most important writers, thinkers, and activists we have in America. He is a fearless and tireless voice for truth and change, and one of the best examples of democratic values we've ever produced." --Kevin Powell, writer, hip hop activist, founder of BK Nation. "Melissa Castillo-Garsow represents the future in not only hip-hop scholarship, but academia at large. She is more than just a brilliant and meticulous researcher, but a creative young mind whose work is in the spirit of hip-hop itself." - Dr. Jason Nichols, University of Maryland at College Park and Editor of Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal Of Hip-Hop Culture. In everything he does, Mark Naison combines over forty years as a leading historian with over forty years of activism. His commitment to social justice is fierce and boundless. Brian Purnell, Professor of Africana Studies,Bowdoin College "Mark Naison turns the interplay between activism and scholarship into a powerful force that informs and enriches his writings. Through op-eds, blogs, social media posts, auto-biographies, award winning history books, and now novels, Naison shares his insightful and provocative ideas with multiple publics. For these reasons, I consider Mark Naison, America's People Scholar." Henry Taylor, director of graduate Urban Studies Program, SUNY NBuffalo, director, Perry Neighborhood Initiative "Mark Naison doesn't just have a zest for life, he ATTACKS life and relishes every bit of it." Judy Carmichael, award winning jazz pianist; host of radio show "Jazz Inspired"
