What can I do without other men, for when I arrived in this world I was in their hands, and going forward, shall I not be in their hands again? (-West Africa/Malinke)
“Yvonne McCalla Sobers and Askhari Johnson Hodari have offered us a rare treasure. They have created for us a gathering of the elders to offer us wise counsel.” -The Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"These black proverbs will make you laugh, nod in agreement, remember your grandparents’ wise sayings or simply mutter a heartfelt “amen.” Crammed with pithy advice, Lifelines sheds wisdom on just about every situation from childbirth to adultery to choosing friends. Hallelujah and pass the proverbs."
- Betty DeRamus, author of Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad and Freedom by Any Means: True Stories of Courage and Cunning on the Underground Railroad.