Heitzman, Emily Bess

Emily Bess Heitzman, a Global Studies major and Geography minor, is working on her baccalaureate of arts at the University of Minnesota. She is especially interested in women's and literacy issues. She will graduate in May 2002. Along with classmates Tawana Nekesha Bandy, Kate Meredith Diercks, and Amber Rose Lacy, Emily contributed the page on Sandra Jackson-Opoku for her U.S. Women of Color Literatures class in Spring 2001.

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» Hot Johnny (And the Women Who Loved Him) by Sandra Jackson-Opoku from Critique

Though not the intricately woven web that was her highly acclaimed debut work, A River Where Blood is Born, Sandra Jackson-Opoku's sophomore effort Hot Johnny is an esoteric page-turner.

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» Jackson-Opoku, Sandra from Bios

Her usage of an ancestral chorus serves to remind readers of the importance of their indigenous roots. She encourages readers to explore the connections between history and present life experiences. Her empowering words express a universal message o...

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