![]() ![]() The author also found inspiration in Black Canadian and American writers and thinkers, particularly the late musician Nipsey Hussle, whose life he writes about in detail. Carmichael went away to college, where he earned a teaching degree, but he was an autodidact at heart, and it’s as a self-taught computer programmer that he discovered his passion he’s the creator of an augmented-reality app that serves as a companion to the book (not reviewed). ![]() The author describes growing up as the child of Guyanese immigrants in a community with a heavy police presence, and as he moves into adolescence, he recounts his growing awareness of how systemic racism affected every aspect of his life. ![]() ![]() The book moves back and forth between two timelines, one beginning during Carmichael’s childhood in 2003 and the other during his bicycle trek, accompanied by a small group of supporters. In this debut, educator Carmichael tells the story of his early years in an underserved community in Scarborough, Ontario, and of a trans-Canada bike ride he undertook in 2017 to raise money for youth programs. A memoir of struggle in the city and discovering one’s purpose in life. ![]()
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