The Lesson | About the Author
Toni Cade Bambara was an African American writer, film critic and teacher who conveyed her message about the necessity for social activism in the black community through authentic spoken voices, often those of feisty female adolescents. Toni Cade was born in New York City on March 25, 1939. Cade's mother, Helen Brent Henderson Cade, who reared her and brother Walter, was insistent that black history be taught in the schools her children attended, and she often visited classrooms to make sure that the curriculum was satisfactory. She also championed her daughter's independence, believing...
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