Member Reviews
How We Heal is an inspiring, healing, and informational read from the first African-American female president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. It is part autobiography, part history of racial injustice in America, and part guide on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Truth, Racial Healing, Transformation. Tabron elegantly weaves everything into a quick read, and the inclusion of her own experiences grounds the solutions she is trying to speak throughout the pages.
In the book, Tabron draws herself as a hardworking, insightful fighter of injustice, willing to stick it out and fight in an environment that isn’t welcoming. She paved the way for others and used her intelligence to push through and be the best (as many Black women are forced to be) to gain the recognition she deserved from the start.
The writing was clear and concise, and following her journey helped frame the story. Some of the writing felt like she was trying to prove something to the reader, and it did lose me a little to know who she was writing to, but I still found the story engaging and a powerful read.
A nonfiction novel written by La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the W. k. Kellogg Foundation that discusses how systemic racism prevents children and communities from thriving and highlights the transformative role healing can play in helping all of us transcend the legacy of racial inequity.
La June provides a full-circle look into her coming of age story in America blended with facts about systemic racism and how it impacts our communities and the next generation. She demonstrated the healing power of sharing and listening with empathy to transform communities and individuals around the world.