BY SONYA GI��ON-DIXON
IllU�1RA1fD �y [AMfRON Wll�ON
“AsIGrowRemember”waswrittentosharethevoicesandthoughtsofAfrican-
Americanyoungmen.Asaneducator,theauthorhasinterviewedahighquantityof
African-Americanmaleyouththathaveexpressedtheneedandlongingoftheir
parentsandtheworldtounderstandandcareforthem.Thisbookisthefirstofmany
dedicatedtosharingtheirvoicesandexperiences.
SonyaGibson-DixonisaBaltimoreCityPublicSchoolTeacher.Sheresidesin
Baltimore,MDandisanativeofChicago,Illinois.SonyaisthedaughterofLarry&
GraceEvans.Asiblingtothree(Charmaine,Larry,&Brandon).AwifetoNyleDixon
andaMothertoKennedyDixon.SonyaGibson-Dixonspenthereducationaltenure
atbothGramblingStateUniversityandCoppinStateUniversity.Sheisamemberof
theprestigiousDeltaSigmaThetaSorority,Incorporated.