Relationships, trauma, love and community — the art of becoming who we are. That’s the focus of this year’s One Book One Philadelphia selection, written by Philly’s own Tariq Trotter, co-founder of hip-hop group The Roots.

A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,' by The Roots cofounder Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is this year's One Book, One Philadelphia selection. Above, Trotter at Summerfest Music Festival in July 2019.