TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Jarod Word on Oct 3, 2022

TBA members have voted #1 New York Times Bestseller Small Great Things as the second book for the organization’s quarterly book club. The novel focuses on a Black labor and delivery nurse who is assigned to a child of white supremacists. The parents of the newborn make it known they do not want the protagonist to touch the child due to her race. The hospital complies with the parents' request. The newborn just a day later goes into cardiac distress while the protagonist is alone in the nursery, leading to a dilemma: "does she obey orders or intervene?" The nurse hesitates, resulting in her being charged with a crime. The book’s moral dilemma leads readers to question privilege, power and race. Start reading now and watch for details about an upcoming discussion on the book with a special guest.