Tina McElroy Ansa (Author of The Hand I Fan With)

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Tina McElroy Ansa

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in Macon, Georgia, The United States

November 18, 1949

Died

September 10, 2024

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Tina McElroy Ansa was an American novelist, filmmaker, teacher, businesswoman and journalist. Her work appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Newsday,The Atlanta Constitution, Florida Times-Union, Essence Magazine, The Crisis, Ms. Magazine, America Magazine, and Atlanta Magazine.

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	The Hand I Fan With 4.14 avg rating — 3,599 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ugly Ways 4.08 avg rating — 1,745 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baby of the Family 4.16 avg rating — 896 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction by Terry McMillan (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor/Contributor), John Edgar Wideman (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Preface/Contributor), David Bradley (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Know Better 4.05 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking After Mudear 4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism by Wanda Lloyd, Tina McElroy Ansa (Foreword) 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meeting at the Table: African-American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community by Tina McElroy Ansa, Wanda S. Lloyd, Synthia Saint James (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A dream of an island: on Sapelo Island, an idea takes form as a haven for the artists of the word.(DESTINATIONS): An article from: Black Issues Book Review 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Right is right, Lena. And right don't wrong nobody. When it happen the way it's s'posed to, eve'body come out on top, baby.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

tags: ethics, morals, righteousness

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“If you don't let yourself be crazy sometimes, baby...then you go mad.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

tags: anger, emotions, feelings, mental-health, sanity, self-expression

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“The trick, Lena, baby, is to cherish yo' own little piece of earth, but not to get tied to it. 'Cause it ain't nothin' but a piece a' dust, like us, our bodies, that's gon' come and go.”
― Tina McElroy Ansa, The Hand I Fan With

tags: attachment, detachment, land-ownership, land-stewardship

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