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Book Review
By Angela Haigler
A Series of Powerful Books by Black Men
Don’t Cry for Me
by Daniel Black
It was something Jacob had never wanted to face, but as he approached death, he realized he had one last chance to make amends. Jacob began to pen a series of letters to his gay son, Isaac after not having contact for several years. Acclaimed author Daniel Black gives us a novel of forgiveness and redemption, regret and sorrow, agony and peace.
Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power
by Lisa Volpe, et al.
For about a year, photographer Gordon Parks shadowed Civil Rights firebrand Stokely Carmichael during the burgeoning Black Power movement Carmichael helped birth. The result was a 1967 pictorial and essay feature in Life Magazine. Lisa Volpe reminds us of this dynamic achievement in this book that brings forth Gordon Parks’ photographic genius and words with a well-rounded view of Carmichael (later named Kwame Ture) who many had demonized due to his Black Power stance.
Lone Women
by Victor Lavalle
Calling all lovers of the fiction genres of historical, science, fantasy, and horror. Here is a book that provides all four. The year is 1915 and a terrible secret causes Adelaide Henry to look for a new life, a new start, away from California. Montana beckons, seeking homesteaders. This is Adelaide’s chance. Who is this lone woman? Why does she carry a locked, steamer trunk? Will opening it yield the answers to the mystery? These questions are all resolved while providing a window into early America rarely seen.
Open Season: Legalized Genocide
by Ben Crump
Many of us first met Ben Crump in his valiant attempt to provide justice for Trayvon Martin’s family by holding George Zimmerman accountable for the young man’s death. Though Zimmerman was found innocent on all counts by the all-white jury, Crump is the go-to lawyer and consultant for similar cases across the country. Crump’s book was borne out of his experiences watching Black men and women murdered without consequence. He calls the phenomenon “legalized genocide” and explores the concept in detail in this sobering tome.
For the middle grade reader
Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont
by Nick Brooks
All Ethan Fairmont ever wanted to do was create inventions that could save the world and exercise his freedom to be a smart kid in peace. Some bullies decided Ethan was weird and dedicated their extra time to making his life miserable. One day the mean kids chased him all the way to an abandoned car factory. Eluding them, he discovered something that would make his previously boring life more exciting than anything he could have ever imagined. P
HomeBuying Made Affordable
With a temporary buydown1 from SouthState Bank you can lower your monthly mortgage payment for up to the first two years of your mortgage loan.
To lower your monthly mortgage payment using a buydown, the seller contributes funds to an escrow account at closing that is used to lower the initial rate of interest you pay. Each month a portion of the buydown fund is used to subsidize your mortgage payment, which reduces the monthly principal and interest payment for the first 1 or 2 years, depending on your agreement. The buydown option is determined with the seller when purchasing your new home.
SouthState offers two buydown options:
• 2-1 Buydown – This allows for the effective rate of interest you pay to decrease 2% for the first year of your mortgage loan and 1% for the second year.2
With an increase in mortgage rates, this could be a great option for you to lower your monthly mortgage payment. Give us a call
to learn more about a Mortgage Buydown with SouthState!
All loans are subject to credit approval and program guidelines. SouthState Bank, N.A. NMLS ID# 403455. Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC. 1. Temporary Buydown option available for purchase of primary residence only. Borrower must qualify at the Note Rate to be eligible for Temporary Buydown. 2. Buydown funds shall be applied monthly in an amount equal to the amount necessary to reduce the Borrower’s monthly principal and interest payments during the Buydown Period by the difference between (i) the monthly payments set forth in the Note that are based on the fixed interest rate set forth in the Note and (ii) the reduced monthly payments based on a lesser interest rate as set forth in the agreement. After Buydown Period ends, payments are based on the Note Interest Rate.
