“From Dunbar to Destiny: One Woman’s Journey Through Desegregation and Beyond”  is being read by book clubs all over the country.  Personal stories about people, places and events along the journey from early teens through college, marriage and fascinating life experiences are intriguing, if not  riveting. There is passion, pathos and a plethora of history to be found in the pages of this book.  Women, especially, will find it an engaging narrative that contains much with which they can identify.

Your club can secure copies through Amazon to read anytime, but perhaps it will spark good conversation leading into Black History Month (Feb.).  The author is available for speaking engagements with at least 60 days notice.  Post interest here with contact info.

Shirley Robinson Sprinkles Releases New Book

Published by Wheatmark, this new release by  Shirley Robinson Sprinkles details her Journery from Desegregation and beyond is getting positive reviews. See what a few are saying about her book “From Dunbar to Destiny”.

The fact that Shirley Robinson Sprinkles and I grew up together and have been lifelong friends does not take anything away from the fact that she has brilliantly chronicled an important era in American history. I wouldn’t expect anything else from her because she is so brilliant and full of life and dedicated to the creation of a better world. 

Shirley as well as I and everyone who attended our beloved Dunbar, a black elementary and junior high school, could have easily bought into society’s opinion of us as “less than” – but she has travelled way beyond such a tag and has illustrated clearly in her memoir how, when brawn and brain are melded together with good intentions and purposes, wonderful things can happen and a human being, no matter his or her circumstances or color, can reach for the stars and shine among them. 

Our motto at Dunbar was “Be the Best” and my friend’s writing shows that she has honored such a creed and made my old chest poke out with a level of pride that can’t be denied. If there ever was a “must read” book her’s is surely high on the list.       

- Ernest McCray “Ernie McCray” (San Diego, California)

 What an amazing journey! Every young woman should take the time to read and enjoy this book. Shirley has proven that hard work, discipline, and self-pride pay off. Her life demonstrates that when one door is closed, another door opens. Too often, young women give up and let wonderful opportunities pass them by because of an obstacle put in their path. Shirley had the courage to ‘keep steppin’. Her journey serves as an inspiration to all. 

- Sandra H. Wilkins (Fayetteville,NC)