“Nobody really thought that Black people were inferior.” -Toni Morrison In 1975 at Portland State, author and professor Toni Morrison made a presentation during a public lecture series on the theme of the American Dream. The entire audio clip is a little...
Black History Month Reads It’s Black History Month! What better way to celebrate than by reading a book? Every year I try to come up with a list of diverse books I feel could be read to celebrate our Black History. This year is no different…well it’s...
Valentine’s Day is the day for love, and it is the right time to drop a few books about lovers. I know you all expect to get a lusty list of sexy reads with heated kissed to share with your friends. The list is a perfect combination of books about love, couples...
Spoiler-Free: 3 Star Review for Reciprocity by Anani Monique Uhh, I’m definitely still trying to wrap my head around all that happened in this book. Did I like it? Yes! But honestly, while Reciprocity read much like a suspenseful Urban Romance with a plotline...
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid It’s not often that I get to read a novel set in my hometown of Philadelphia, so I was pretty excited to read Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age. I’d already heard about the novel from a friend and fellow author, Nia Forrester. We...
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Every now and then, I hear about a book several months in advance, see the hype around it, pre-order it based on the blurb, and hope it will live up to the hype. Not all books do. But I can happily report that Get a Life, Chloe...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.