In the coal mining and shipbuilding streets of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 12-year-old Kevin Brewerton, who has been raised by his maternal, white grandparents learns that he is the son of a Black African father. This revelation launches Brewerton on an odyssey to find his biological father and, ultimately, find peace and meaning in his life. The skills he develops while training in martial arts transcend the fighting canvas and title of Kickboxing Champion of the World, profoundly shaping every aspect of Kevin's life to eventually find reconciliation.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-04 - Publisher: Paige Publishers & Kevin Brewerton
In the coal mining and shipbuilding streets of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 12-year-old Kevin Brewerton, who has been raised by his maternal, white grandparents learns that he is the son of a Black African father. This revelation launches Brewerton on an odyssey to find his biological father and, ultimately, find
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-11-15 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
This book tells the remarkable story of Robert F. Williams--one of the most influential black activists of the generation that toppled Jim Crow and forever altered the arc of American history. In the late 1950s, as president of the Monroe, North Carolina, branch of the NAACP, Williams and his followers