Young, Triumphant, and Black: Overcoming the Tyranny of Segregated Minds in Desegregated Schools Grantham, Scott & Harmon are the authors of “ Young, Triumphant, and Black: Overcoming the Tyranny of Segregated Minds in Desegregated Schools”. They have achieved a lot in life, particularly in matters concerning education. For instance, Grantham is an associate professor in the Department of Education Psychology and Instructional Technology (DEPIT) at UGA University. Scott is a teacher and a program coordinator of the GCEP (Gifted and Creative Education Program). Harmon provides leadership skills to educators and graduate students. They all expound on the aspect of enrollment and retention of students from marginal groups. In their book, the authors focus on the recruitment and retention of the African Americans. The title of the book links well with the book’s contents. For instance, the authors look at the challenges that the African Americans go through when joining the White-Americans in schools within the United States. I like the way the authors argue about racial discrimination in schools within the U.S. Some people, particularly the White-Americans, overlook and misunderstand the African American students without considering that they are gifted. This neglect is as a result of racial and cultural factors that affect scholarships and school settings. The authors bring a clear picture of how life is hard for the Black-American students in the U.S. In the book, the gifted Black-American students from different cultural backgrounds raise their views and experiences about the challenges they encounter during and after recruitment in schools. The authors clearly bring out the theme of minority students segregation in schools and other education institutions. In addition, the theme of the book is brought out by the accounts of how black students and their families struggle to overcome institutional segregation in education. The book provides hidden narratives or stories about the suffering that racial and cultural discrimination causes to the Black-American students. Most of these minority groups have potential skills and talents. This is a must-read for education students. It can also be great for teachers who work with minority students. However, the book is not diverse to accommodate people with different interests. The book focuses on the African Americans, and hence shows some weakness. For instance, it focuses on the Black students, Black neighborhoods, Black Schools, and other racial and cultural issues affecting the Blacks (Grantham, Scott & Harmon, 2013). Essentially, the book discusses the positive side of the African Americans only. It is an encouraging book that discloses many things experienced by the African American students. The Blacks in the US are discriminated against with regard to race and culture (Blank, Dabady, and Citro 2004). This book provides the Black students and parents with the guidance as they prepare and select their most preferred higher education. The book emphasizes on the gifted minority students. It is also a recommendable learning resource. The authors focus on the lives of the gifted Black minority students. The focus of the stories is centered on being raised in an environme