"Parent/tutor Beverly Black Johnson, founder of the"Gumbo for the Soul Literacy Program", and compiler of Gumbo for the Soul: the Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community-an anthology intended to heighten awareness of the growing high school drop-out rate in the Black community.Gumbo is a compilation of delicious essays, poems, testimonials and gumbo recipes; inspirational accounts of educational, occupational and personal experiences in overcoming adversity and obstacles with perseverance and determination"--Amazon.