My Fave 2020 Reads
Warm winter wishes to all… I’m a fan of books but I also loved some short reads as my favorites of 2020. All are worthy time fillers to cozy up with in any season! … More My Fave 2020 Reads
Warm winter wishes to all… I’m a fan of books but I also loved some short reads as my favorites of 2020. All are worthy time fillers to cozy up with in any season! … More My Fave 2020 Reads
This was my introduction to the great Black American novel. I was hooked. … More On Native Son & Richard Wright…
In honor of her birthday and Black History Month, read a prescient excerpt from Toni Morrison’s 2008 letter to Barack Obama. … More What Toni wrote to Obama…
Morrison has proved to be the most thorough documentarian of African-American female existence in all its forms: in the womb, baby, child, girl, woman, senior, from the afterlife. The mantra of “God bless the child…” is actually her most consistent answer to black women. Enjoy Holiday’s original version, as well as a neat cover by Boy George and Micah Paris. … More Toni Morrison and Boy George Cover Billie Holiday