Have you ever felt like you’re on a treadmill, running quickly with no direction and staying in the same spot? That’s pretty much where I am right now and it’s not such a good feeling. I’m really not sure where this is coming from or why but admitting a problem is the first step, right? … Read More SundayMorningReads
title: Finding My Place author: Traci L. Jones date: Farrar Straux Giroux, 2010 main character: Tiphanie Baker The year is 1975 and Tiphanie Baker’s parents have made it: they’ve achieved a level of success that allows them to afford a nice home and a nice school which happen to be outside the Black community where… Read More book review: Finding My Place
I’ve recently found a few POC titles that I”ve added to my booklists that I hadn’t seen before! I realize the rest of the planet probably knows about these books already, but they’re new to me and this makes a good TGIF post! Road to Barrister by Yusef Poole; Bluewater Press, Feb 2010 “Life is… Read More Friday Finds
Before I start today’s feature, please let me mention two ways to help Japan that my interest you. If you visit PaperTigers blog, you can find out a couple of very creative sites that are raising money for Japan via artwork, books donate by authors and author thoughtful initiatives. Profiles in… Read More Marching Womens History: Profiles in Fashion
I almost posted on Twitter yesterday that I was thankful that I could visit that site and escape what’s going on in Japan, but I realized that would sound so callous when presented as a single Tweet that I didn’t do it. I take this earthquake personal and it’s really hard to watch.It hurts my… Read More Grace
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