Ulysses "Jack" Howard, a Yazoo County native, will be returning to his hometown this weekend to sign copies of his book with a portion of his proceeds to be donated to a local children and youth organization.
Howard will be sharing his book, "Don't Call My Daddy 'Boy,'" during the West Sixth Street Community Family and Friends Holiday Weekend Cookout at C-Squared Event Center on July 2 from 1-9 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Clarence and Mary Lee Howard Foundation, a non-profit organization to benefit children and youth of Yazoo in the areas of health, education and recreation. The organization and event is being conducted along with the local Lifesavers Program, coordinated by Gloria Owens.
Howard, the fourth of seven children of the Howards, is a 1980 graduate of Yazoo City High School and a 1985 graduate of Mississippi College. A veteran of the United States Navy, he has served in leadership positions in the administrations of three governors of Virginia and currently serves as an assistant secretary for administration for the governor of Maryland.
His book centers on "true stories of triumph over hardships, his father's unyielding love for his children, the power of faith, forgiveness and the sheer terror of being black in the Deep South during the Civil Rights era."
"It is important (my children and grandchildren) know the strength of the roots that form the foundation of who they are as proud Black men and women of African heritage," Howard said.
