Casey Gerald is an incredibly accomplished Yale and Harvard educated black, gay man from the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas who overcame intense adversity to succeed. This becomes evident by the end of his memoir, but while reading it, you bounce back and forth between time periods, stories and emotions to get to this realization. 

This memoir read as a long Ted Talk to me. I can see several sections being presented on stage and being incredibly engaging, but while you're reading, it can get a bit cumbersome. 

I did enjoy some of the history presented, including prominent black Yale alumni and some German history covered.