Book of the Week
So, a reader hit me up recently and was wondering where the ‘Book of the Week’ has been. My bad yall! I looked back and realized I hadn’t given yall one since last summer. I’m slippin on my game. That’s what happens when the majority of your reading consists of textbooks. But let me give [...]
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Book of the Week
A reader has graciously reminded me that it’s been forever since I’ve done one of these. Been out of school for a month now, and fortunately have had the chance to do some pleasure reading. Man, I miss that! Anyways, this week book is EXTRA deep. It’s not for the faint of heart or those [...]
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Book of the Week
It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these. They’ll be much more frequent once I’m done with school. Anyways, this week, the book selection is in honor of the birthday girl herself Ms. Janet Jackson! This book deals with Janet’s struggles with weight and self acceptance and it’s a pretty good read. Just [...]
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Book of The Week
Black people, do you want to know about who you are or where you come from? Then you must read, Frances Cress Welsing’s The Isis Papers: The Keys To The Colors. This will tell you about yourself and about white folks and how bitter and fucked up they are! There is indeed a method to [...]
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Book of the Week
So yes, these are infrequent. I received a request to give folks a chance to read the ones I’ve recommended so I’m trying to abide by that. But it’s time for a new one. I would hope this one didn’t need any explanation. But just in case it does, here’s a little something that’s uplifting [...]
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Book of the Week
Okay, yes, I KNOW I’ve been slackin on this one. My bad yall. Life has been hectic but I shouldn’t deprive yall of readin some goodness because of that. and I’m ashamed of myself for not recommending this earlier. It’s a new year, so let’s begin it with a new Book of the Week. This [...]
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Book of the Week
I know these have been sporadic. Let me explain. I figure that many of you are back in school and I would hate to add to that academic load. I know for me, during school, pleasure reading had to be put to the side until breaks. So, I’ll try to give you a book every [...]
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Book of the Week
I had the pleasure of hearing this woman speak a couple of months ago and she was on fire! I had to pick up her book and you will too. You know how I love autobiographies and memoirs and this is in that category. This week’s book is I’m On My Way But Your Foot [...]
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Book of the Week
This week’s book is by one of my favorite classic writers. In fact it his first novel. This week’s book is Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes. It is a coming of age tale about Black life within the Midwest. The book follows a young man named Sandy Rogers who aspires to be like W.E.B. [...]
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Book of the Week
I talk a lot about the treatment of Black folks and how everything stems from European colonization. Well, this week’s book dives specifically into all of that, emphasizing how what Black men have been through have led to the demonized imagery we see today. This week’s book is The Assassination of the Black Male Image [...]
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