Nick Vollman’s Reviews > My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole > Status Update
Nick Vollman
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It is with tears in my proud, gay eyes as I recite this quote by Jay Fletcher, one of Jawando’s fathers: “Think you’re something and you can make yourself everything. Think you’re nothing and you will never be anything. It’s your decision.”
Chills. I love this book.
— Jul 31, 2026 06:41PM
Chills. I love this book.
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Nick Vollman
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this book continues to be such a hopeful, breathe of fresh air. and simultaneously, it forced me to acknowledge my white privilege: something i know is always there, but not always visible.
i really do love this book :)
— Aug 06, 2026 08:17PM
i really do love this book :)
Nick Vollman
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oh. my. god. a book has never made me cry this early into it. what powerful, passionate language Jawando uses to convey the complex characterization of him and his family. 😞
— Jul 17, 2026 02:38PM
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that quote just punched me in the gut
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