CAROL TONGE MACK wont keep (polite) silence

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 4 a.m.

b'Carol left the island of Antigua when she was 13 - for the bright lights of NYC. After growing up in Bronx, Carol studied at Middlebury college, and soon found her becoming a young mother. Now an Assistant Dean at the University of Cincinnati, Carol is an educator, Black feminist, student advocate, and proud mother - who\\u2019s in the business of changing lives, and making sure her kids make it home to her safely. She\\u2019s the author of \\u201cBeing Bernadette: From Polite Silence to Finding the Black Girl Magic Within.\\u201d - and an advocate for challenging the norms of polite silence, which hurts us all. You\\u2019ll love hearing Carol\\u2019s stories, told with a unique mix of love, humor, wisdom - and most of all endurance. Hers is not just the story of a Black woman, but a uniquely American one.\\xa0\\nLEARN ABOUT CAROL\\n\\nBOOK: \\u201cBeing Bernadette...\\u201d goodreads.com/book/show/36995927-being-bernadette\\n\\nInstagram: @careebbeanqueen, @tongemackenterprises\\n\\nTwitter: @deanmack91\\n\\nerasingtheisms.org\\n\\n\\xa0\\nMENTIONS\\n\\nAUTHOR: Michael Eric Dyson michaelericdyson.com\\n\\nTV: \\u201cThe Jeffersons\\u201d (1975) - imdb.com/title/tt0072519\\n\\nMUSIC: \\u201cBrenda\\u2019s Got A Baby\\u201d (2Pac) - youtu.be/NRWUs0KtB-I\\n\\nMUSIC: \\u201cKeep your head up\\u201d (2Pac) - youtu.be/XW--IGAfeas\\n\\nMUSIC: Michael Bolton\\n\\nTV: \\u201cThe Incredible Hulk\\u201d (1977) - imdb.com/title/tt0077031\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'