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Dr. Bessie W. Blake, Author
Speak To The Mountain:
The Tommie Waites Story
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Dr. Bessie W. Blake,
former
Dean at the College of New Rochelle established the
Rosa Parks Campus
and the
Gordon Parks Gallery
before publication of her first
biography,
Speak To The Mountain:
The Tommie Waites Story,
the
USA Book News Best Award Winner:
Speak To The Mountain:
The Tommie Waites Story 
USA BOOK NEWS WINNER
Speak To The Mountain:
The Tommie Waites Story
is a compelling first person narrative told through the eyes Dr. Bessie W. Blake's mother, Tommie Waites. It's a story about family, faith, sickness, alcoholism, spousal abuse, gender bias, and the resilience to survive in America.