Proverbs 31 The Virtuous Black Woman By Russel Blake

A Review By Andrea R. Garrison – Online With Andrea

Proverbs 31 The Virtuous Black Woman By Russel Blake is a moving heart warming tribute. Russel makes it a point to say that, “this is neither a proposition nor a premise that Black women are morally or ethnically superior to any other ethnicity for we are all God’s children. The strength of the idea is to communicate the precious and priceless value/existence of black women to the minds of black men, the rights to be treated with unwavering respect and dignity in the minds of black women and the seeds of reverence to be sown by virtue of changing perception one community at a time.”

When I started reading the book I immediately could see that this obviously is a man who cares deeply and respects his mother. He appreciates her love, her nurturing and guidance that lives deeply within even though she has left this physical earth. This heart driven, heart inspired book has warm words, movement and a sincerity that lies deep within the soul that started with the gift given to him by the love of his mother. This book truly flows like the beauty of a waterfall dancing in the heart like an inspired melodious song.

I love the closing passage in the book which reads, “you pause only to give me your priceless and precious smile; Feeling golden and with the rainbow that accompanies all avalanches of rains, I am now bountifully showered with the biggest and most exuberant of hugs and kisses as you excitedly begin your qualitative speech of solutions to our dilemma, as you once again have wonderfully become; My Beautiful Waterfall...”

Russel Blake who is an Educator/Professional Musician/Concert Soloist/Music Producer has now added Author to his repertoire and like most of his other talents he has excelled above and beyond. Then of course with his instrument which is the Bass he knows nothing else then to create, to write and to operate straight from the heart. For more information on Russel Blake and his incredible CD’s Fierce Solitude and Quiet Strength visit www.russelblake.net and listen to the Online With Andrea interviews one with Russel Blake solo and the other featuring Russel with his father Alex Blake Sr. and his brother Alex Blake II in a loving Father’s Day tribute called The Bass, The Father and Two sons.