Marva Collins' Way

American writer and author of the popular 1970s book Roots which was adapted into a record setting TV mini-series. "The giving and getting, the sense of belonging and contributing to something larger than yourself, to something that began before you were born and will go on after you die, can make it possible for you to accept life in a way that makes you wish the whole world could realize how easy it is to feel as you do, and wonder why they don’t. That’s what having roots—and writing Root...

Marva Collins was an educator whose approach to teaching Black children was documented in Marva Collins' Way. Her work focused on empowering students through rigorous academics and a belief in their potential.