129:, McCall provides a detailed story of his life of violence and street crime, as well as the hardships he experienced growing up with racial profiling, class differences and peer pressure. He describes, in graphic detail, gang-rapes and violent assaults he participated in during his youth.
174:
tells the story of
Barlowe Reed, a single, forty-something African-American man, who has to come to terms with the gentrification of his neighborhood, in particular the influx of white people to the area.
495:
540:
545:
465:
535:
530:
74:(born 1955) is an American author and journalist. He has written in the genres of novel, memoir, biography, and social commentary, often focusing on the
510:
520:
515:
490:
460:
384:
138:, used personal essays to discuss some larger issues such as social, cultural, and political tensions that affect the modern day United States.
470:
525:
475:
505:
500:
480:
110:
251:
230:
485:
235:
134:
149:. Today he continues to write, and holds the post of lecturer in the Department of African-American Studies at
99:
49:
363:
455:
293:
272:
252:"Lindsey Graham, Here Is the Ugly, Gut-Wrenching Reality About Gang Rape (and Why Men Get Away With It)"
125:
450:
209:
95:
37:
256:
116:
104:
321:
326:
214:
426:
416:
298:
277:
91:
389:
180:
154:
150:
75:
347:
205:
146:
167:
342:
444:
162:
294:"A Change in Perception: MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER: A Young Black Man in America"
368:
141:
After the success of his books, McCall was in demand as a speaker. He left
86:
As the stepson of a Navy man, McCall grew up in various locations, such as
63:
431:
422:
87:
435:
59:
98:. After serving three years in prison, he studied journalism at
409:
385:"Nathan McCall: 20 Years After 'Makes Me Wanna Holler'"
170:in an Atlanta neighborhood, was published in 2007.
55:
45:
30:
23:
364:"Race, real estate become a flashpoint in 'Them'"
273:"Focusing Only on Racism Blinds Author to Sexism"
184:magazine, McCall stated that he was amazed that
8:
383:Washington, Nicholas L. (April 15, 2014).
20:
496:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution people
197:
362:McClurg, Jocelyn (November 12, 2007).
229:Carter, Kevin L. (February 16, 1994).
541:20th-century African-American writers
320:Ross, Michael E. (November 2, 1997).
231:"Driven By Rage From Prison To Print"
7:
546:21st-century African-American people
466:African-American non-fiction writers
341:Miller, Laura (November 12, 2007).
292:Boyer, Edward J. (March 20, 1994).
536:21st-century American male writers
531:20th-century American male writers
188:was still selling after 20 years.
94:and the Cavalier Manor section of
14:
271:Abcarian, Robin (April 6, 1994).
250:Bailey, Isaac (October 5, 2018).
511:People from Portsmouth, Virginia
178:In an April 2014 interview with
111:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
521:21st-century American essayists
516:20th-century American essayists
491:Norfolk State University alumni
461:21st-century American novelists
105:The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star
1:
34:1955 (age 68–69)
562:
471:African-American novelists
526:Journalists from Virginia
476:American male journalists
343:"The strangers next door"
236:The Philadelphia Inquirer
166:, dealing with issues of
100:Norfolk State University
50:Norfolk State University
506:American male essayists
501:Novelists from Virginia
481:American male novelists
208:(February 27, 1994).
186:Makes Me Wanna Holler
126:Makes Me Wanna Holler
96:Portsmouth, Virginia
38:Portsmouth, Virginia
486:American memoirists
419:at Emory University
143:The Washington Post
123:In his first book,
117:The Washington Post
16:American journalist
327:The New York Times
215:The New York Times
102:. He reported for
299:Los Angeles Times
278:Los Angeles Times
132:His second book,
114:before moving to
92:Norfolk, Virginia
69:
68:
553:
413:
412:
410:Official website
395:
394:
380:
374:
373:
359:
353:
352:
338:
332:
331:
317:
311:
310:
308:
306:
289:
283:
282:
268:
262:
261:
247:
241:
240:
226:
220:
219:
206:Hochschild, Adam
202:
160:His first novel
155:Atlanta, Georgia
151:Emory University
76:African-American
21:
561:
560:
556:
555:
554:
552:
551:
550:
441:
440:
408:
407:
404:
399:
398:
382:
381:
377:
361:
360:
356:
340:
339:
335:
319:
318:
314:
304:
302:
291:
290:
286:
270:
269:
265:
249:
248:
244:
228:
227:
223:
210:"A Furious Man"
204:
203:
199:
194:
147:lecture circuit
135:What's Going On
84:
46:Alma mater
41:
35:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
559:
557:
549:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
443:
442:
439:
438:
429:
420:
414:
403:
402:External links
400:
397:
396:
375:
354:
333:
312:
284:
263:
242:
221:
196:
195:
193:
190:
168:gentrification
83:
80:
67:
66:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
36:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
558:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
456:Living people
454:
452:
449:
448:
446:
437:
433:
430:
428:
424:
423:Nathan McCall
421:
418:
415:
411:
406:
405:
401:
392:
391:
386:
379:
376:
371:
370:
365:
358:
355:
350:
349:
344:
337:
334:
329:
328:
323:
316:
313:
301:
300:
295:
288:
285:
280:
279:
274:
267:
264:
259:
258:
253:
246:
243:
238:
237:
232:
225:
222:
217:
216:
211:
207:
201:
198:
191:
189:
187:
183:
182:
176:
173:
169:
165:
164:
163:Them: A Novel
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
139:
137:
136:
130:
128:
127:
121:
119:
118:
113:
112:
107:
106:
101:
97:
93:
89:
81:
79:
77:
73:
72:Nathan McCall
65:
61:
58:
56:Occupation(s)
54:
51:
48:
44:
39:
33:
29:
25:Nathan McCall
22:
19:
388:
378:
367:
357:
346:
336:
325:
315:
305:September 4,
303:. Retrieved
297:
287:
276:
266:
255:
245:
234:
224:
213:
200:
185:
179:
177:
171:
161:
159:
142:
140:
133:
131:
124:
122:
115:
109:
103:
85:
78:experience.
71:
70:
18:
451:1955 births
432:Appearances
417:Faculty bio
445:Categories
192:References
369:USA Today
120:In 1989.
82:Biography
257:The Root
145:for the
64:lecturer
322:"Books"
88:Morocco
436:C-SPAN
60:Author
40:, U.S.
390:Ebony
348:Salon
181:Ebony
427:IMDb
307:2022
172:Them
108:and
31:Born
434:on
425:at
153:in
447::
387:.
366:.
345:.
324:.
296:.
275:.
254:.
233:.
212:.
157:.
90:,
62:,
393:.
372:.
351:.
330:.
309:.
281:.
260:.
239:.
218:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.