Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
vii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Note |
BPL: James S. & Frances Reynolds Stanley Fund. |
Contents |
She-daddy's son -- All eyes on me -- School daze -- Dreams -- Hustle and motivate -- Boy meets world -- Can I live? -- Rejection and redirection -- Sprint -- Victory lap -- Roses from concrete -- Upset the setup -- Keys to the city -- Jericho Road -- Epilogue: God's plan |
Summary |
""Don't tell nobody our business," Michael Tubbs's mother often told him growing up. For Michael, that meant a lot of things: don't tell anyone about the day-to-day struggle of being Black and broke in Stockton, CA. Don't tell anyone the pain of having a father incarcerated for 25 years to life. So for a long time Michael didn't tell anyone his story, but as he went on to a scholarship at Stanford and an internship in the Obama White House, he began to realize the power of his experience, the need for his perspective in the halls of power. By the time he returned to Stockton to become, in 2016 at age 26, its first Black mayor and the youngest-ever mayor of a major American city, he knew his story meant something."-- Provided by publisher |
Subject |
Tubbs, Michael, 1990-
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Stanford University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
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African American mayors -- California -- Stockton -- Biography.
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African American politicians -- California -- Stockton -- Biography.
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Stockton (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Autobiographies.
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