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Witness

Without ranging beyond New York City, the stories in Jamel Brinkley’s exceptional second collection journey deep into the human heart through precise language and a generous spirit.

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Review of ‘Witness’

New York City gentrification and structural racism undergird the 10 stories in Jamel Brinkley’s exceptional second collection, Witness, in which a range of characters—from children to adult siblings to ghosts—observe, take responsibility for and occasionally speak out against the moral ambiguity they see around them.

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