“My work is to give you what I know of my own particular path while allowing you to walk your own.”
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In this in-depth, historical look, contributing writer, Cassandra Veney explores the connections of past abolitionist and Civil Rights movements to the work of the Black Lives Matter organization. Join her on this journey of where it started and how far we’ve come.
Read MoreMy love of the mundane prompted me to purchase and read Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America by Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps written in 2001. In 2014, an updated and revised version was published to include the changing styles of the later 2000s, which is the version I read.
Read MoreStill wondering what an old house has to do with authors of the African Diaspora? This is the first in a series of posts themed Home journey and chronicles the making of our community bookstore.
Read MoreSometimes I read a book and it moves me. This book stopped me in my tracks and gave me an unexpected pause.
Read MoreA special book to start this very special site.
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