THEY WERE CHOSEN

A NOVEL

 

THEY


WERE
CHOSEN

2 Black college students navigate family, friendships, & life lessons at an HBCU in New York City. Circumstances beyond their control force them to question their community and themselves. This comical, yet critical examination of race & higher education will leave readers inspired & fired up for social change.

 
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SHOLA GBEMI

A Queens, New York native of Nigerian descent. His articles on popular culture have appeared in Blavity and 21Ninety. He has also been featured on Pix11 and CBS for partnering with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to activate public spaces in New York City neighborhoods of color. His debut novel, They Were Chosen, began as a screenplay he imagined while studying at SUNY Binghamton.

 

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