“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 1927, Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Africatown, a small settlement in Georgia, to document the first-hand account of a man named Cudjo Lewis. Barracoon is the culmination of interviews Hurston collected over multiple trips about Lewis' life, including his capture, enslavement, and eventual release.
Read MoreHere in LA, celebrations that include lots of food, dancing, and activities, have been happening for the last few weeks. What better way to celebrate my first Top Ten Tuesday that with 10 books to celebrate Juneteenth.
Read MoreSummer means we're halfway through 2018 and that I'm halfway through my reading challenge for this year. Proof that I’m doing something when I’m away from my computer.
Read MoreI’ve missed you guys. In a longer than usual Friday Reads post, catch up with what the Scully Women are reading and doing.
Read MoreAn American Marriage is a hard book to ignore. That shiny "Oprah's Book Club" sticker pulls you in, just long enough to read the dust jacket. It must be good, right? Knowing very little about Tayari Jones before her book blew up, I'm grateful that her beautiful writing is being celebrated.
Read MoreThe #Sipandread photo series is inspired by the beauty of book covers and the amateur photography I post on social media. Plus I drink coffee in the morning and (sometimes) wine in the evening. Enjoy!
Read MoreI took a little reading and writing break, but now I'm back with more books! Are we reading any of the same books into the weekend?
Read MoreIn 2011, Micheaux-Nelson published the young adult, historical fiction novel, No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller. But she wasn't done there. She wanted to be able to share this story with a younger audience, so in 2015, she published The Book Itch.
Read MoreI took a little reading and writing break, but now I'm back with more books! Are we reading any of the same books into the weekend?
Read MoreMillennial writers are speaking up and demanding attention. To help you join the revolution, here is a list of new (or newish) books written to help you rise up and fight for black liberation everywhere.
Read MoreI was excited about this book the moment I heard about it. I don't gravitate to poetry but I like to branch out and plus- this book has Beyonce in the title. It HAS to be good. With all the accolades, I expected this collection to be show stopping. But that wasn't the case for me.
Read MoreThis post is to say that if you decide to protest current gun laws, your activism should include the lives of Black and Brown people who have also been victims. The narrative around Black gun death is very different than the (mostly) open arms policy the Parkland students are getting. Why do you think that is?
Read MoreSure, you have some time to read, but you may not have time to drive all over town looking for a good read. In that case, I've got you covered. I found a way to make my time away from the library just as valuable.
Read MoreWriting is a passion and while I write, I like to get fired up by listening to passionate music. I recently realized that I love slow R&B or something that has a nice rhythm. If I can get away from my highly disruptive little ones, I turn on Spotify and I jam out. Here are my top 5 albums to listen to while I'm writing.
Read MoreHave you set your reading goals yet? I did. They feel a bit out of reach but I have a plan to help me achieve them. Instead of my normal "Friday Reads" post, enjoy a look at some reading stratgies to help you (and me) reach our reading goals.
Read MoreI got to know her work through her 2015 publication, Bad Feminist. From there I have followed her book tours, writing engagements, and social media. While her writing has always been a reflection of her life, Hunger gets even more personal.
Read MoreWhen some of the coolest women in my life live in the pages of a book, these are the ones I would want to have in my ultimate girl group. (Originally apperaed on the site Book Riot.)
Read MoreHappy International Women's Day! I hope you got a chance to celebrate yesterday with the women in your life. It's also Women's History Month, so if you didn't get to those Black Women memoirs you thought you had time for last month, you can read them now.
Read MoreWords With Wings is a collection of poems as told in a first-person story. It's a pretty cool concept where every page is a poem but progresses the story of Gabby the daydreamer. When she thinks of a word, it has the power to fill her mind with images of her past. According to all the adults in her life, she has trouble focusing. Her daydreaming doesn't get any better once her parents split and she has to adjust to life at a new school. All she has is her daydreaming but has that finally gotten in the way of navigating her reality?
Read MoreRest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin a joint memoir by Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. It recounts the night of Trayvon's murder by a local neighborhood watch captain and into the murder trial that follows. The book is separated in sections devoted to each parent's perspective. One at a time, they remember their son and the events that took him away.
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