Life Lessons

by Rochelle Riley

In "Life Lessons," award-winning Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley writes with passion about subjects ranging from popular culture to family to politics to education. This collection includes her memorable columns about 9/11 and her crusade for adult literacy in Detroit.

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Rochelle Riley is an award-winning newspaper columnist who is no longer seeking permission to put the burden down. She has fearlessly called out elected officials who should have been ashamed of themselves and has helped raise millions of dollars for just causes, especially the fight for improved adult literacy. She offers commentary on MSNBC and NPR and contributes to Essence and Ebony magazines. She was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 2016, received the 2017 Ida B. Wells Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and Northwestern University, and was awarded the 2017 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship by the Society of Professional Journalists. She also is a global wanderer who has visited twenty-six countries and counting.