{"id":28980,"date":"2023-11-09T08:05:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=28980"},"modified":"2023-11-09T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:05:33","slug":"holland-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/holland-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum\u2019s Book Gleans Inspiration from Black American Trailblazers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">From Oprah and the Obamas to lesser-known heroes, Joseph Holland \u201978, MA \u201979, finds words to live by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Lindsay Lennon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">\u201cThere is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise,\u201d said author and activist W.E.B. Du Bois. \u201cThe human soul cannot be permanently chained.\u201d These and many other inspirational words from Black leaders in a wide variety of fields are gathered in the latest self-improvement book from <a href=\"https:\/\/josephholland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Holland \u201978, MA \u201979<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kensingtonbooks.com\/9781496743251\/make-your-own-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Make Your Own History: Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers<\/em><\/a>, the volume offers short biographies of more than 100 notables, emphasizing quotations with motivational messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Holland\" class=\"wp-image-29002 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B.jpg 419w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/266466016_324818772976634_1547286511373263229_n-B-100x125.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It shares wisdom from such famous names as Booker T. Washington, Oprah Winfrey, and Barack and Michelle Obama\u2014as well as the late Marvel star Chadwick Boseman, athletes Kobe Bryant and Simone Biles, music icons Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z, and numerous others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many of its sources are less familiar, like Olaudah Equiano, the 18th-century author of a memoir describing the horrors of slavery; early 20th-century educator Nannie Helen Burroughs; engineer Norbert Rillieux, who revolutionized the sugar-making process; and Maggie Lena Walker, the nation\u2019s first female bank president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of the book &quot;Make Your Own History&quot; by Joseph Holland\" class=\"wp-image-29003 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A-269x395.jpg 269w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A-341x500.jpg 341w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A-170x250.jpg 170w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Make-Your-Own-History_Holland_HC-COMP-A-85x125.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cI was looking for people who made a difference, who broke down barriers and opened doors, who led purposeful lives,\u201d says Holland, a longtime author, activist, attorney, and entrepreneur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese principles are all about building the best version of who you are. Whether there\u2019s a crisis or not, you can always improve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2000\u2019s <em>Holistic Hardware:<\/em> <em>Tools That Build Lives<\/em>, all but one of Holland\u2019s titles have been in the self-help genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many have been inspired by his own experiences\u2014particularly his years operating a men\u2019s homeless shelter in Harlem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSelf-help became an interest that grew into a passion,\u201d says Holland. \u201cIt evolved into this mission of finding principles, life lessons, and inspiration that I could use in my writing to help people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Hill, Holland double-majored in English and history and played football for the Big Red\u2014following in the footsteps of his father, the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/library.weill.cornell.edu\/archives-blog\/cornell-graduate-civil-rights-activist-sociologist-educator-diplomat-and-former-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerome \u201cBrud\u201d Holland \u201939, MS \u201941<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Other Cornellian relatives include daughters Laura Holland \u201922 and Shelby Holland \u201918 and sister Pamela Holland Sullivan \u201967, MA \u201974.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I was looking for people who made a difference, who broke down barriers and opened doors, who led purposeful lives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Holland, who was honored as an All-American football player as well as an Academic All-American athlete, stayed on the Hill for a master\u2019s in history before earning a JD from Harvard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His ardent interest in Black history and in self-help come together in his latest book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its 12 chapters offer examples of people who embody what Holland calls \u201cthe vigorous virtues,\u201d including integrity, compassion, self-discipline, and industriousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Pic-me-Dad-after-Cornell-game-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Holland and Jerome Holland at a Cornell University football game in the 1970s.\" class=\"wp-image-29004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Pic-me-Dad-after-Cornell-game-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Pic-me-Dad-after-Cornell-game-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Pic-me-Dad-after-Cornell-game-A-768x432.jpg 768w, 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