Erica Ciccarone for the Nashville Scene writes “Davis’ account of her mother’s life and business is first and foremost a loving memoir.”
Category: News
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Nashville Scene Reviews TWATFD, Calling It A Loving Memoir
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The Grio Includes TWATFD In Its Round-Up Of 2019 Must-Have Books By Black Women
The Grio’s Dawn Baskerville calls TWATFD “a straight, no chaser view into the life of a Detroit numbers runner, as told in loving tribute by her devoted daughter.”
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CUNY Celebrates Davis’ Scholarship In TWATFD
SUM, the CUNY online publication celebrating research, scholarship and creative work by CUNY professors, features Prof. Davis in its Feb. 28th issue.
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Davis Talks With Wbgh’s Callie Crossley For Under The Radar
Davis talks with WBGH’s Under The Radar’s Callie Crossley about TWATFD. The memoir is the March pick for Under The Radar’s book club, Bookmarked.
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Davis Writes About The Harlem Numbers Game For The New York Times’ Past Tense
In her essay, “The Daily Lottery Was Originally a Harlem Game. Then Albany Wanted In”, Davis explores the history and rise of lotteries in Black communities – and how New York state usurped the game.
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Davis In Conversation With Karen Taylor Bass for Late Night Podcast
Karen Taylor Bass asks Davis probing questions about her mother in the episode entitled, “Bookie, Banker, Mother, and Wife?”
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Davis On WNYC’s All Of It With Alison Stewart
Davis speaks with Stewart about her new memoir, The World According To Fannie Davis.