Discover Black Literature
We’ve got to talk about Black Literature.
Discover Black Literature
A Discovery of Black Literature Growing up, the only people who encouraged my love for books taught in my classrooms. Teachers who went above and beyond for the young foster girl who’d rather read fiction than her textbooks (and often got in trouble for sneaking a novel beneath her desk where she thought no one […]
Book Review: Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
Heya! First, I want to say how beautiful this cover is. I love the vibrant colors, the representation through skin tone and hairstyle, and the mirror image of the guy through the glasses. When I first saw it, I was immediately like I’m reading that! Second, I stayed up all night just so I could […]
Book Review: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with […]
Readers Suggest: Books by Black Authors
Heya, So, I recently asked readers “What are some of your favorite books by AA (Black) authors?” I had an out pouring of suggestions from multiple genres. I’m going to share some of those with you! Maybe you’ll find something that you like. Maybe you will find ‘that one book from way back when’ you […]
Allegory of the Cave (Plato) and How It Compares to the African American Community
Sometimes we are poisonous to our own people. There once was a young boy named Eric who dreamed of one day making it big. He dreamed of mansions and cars and freshly cooked Sunday night dinners. His parents worked hard to keep their family together and he was often left to raise himself in the […]
Reading for Self Betterment and Accomplishing Goals in 2018
Heya Readers, I’ve been reading since I was a young child and, for the most part, it’s been for entertainment. I hardly ever read non-fiction. I always found it hard to find something that didn’t drone on like a history book. Lately, I’ve been really getting into biographies (autos) and non-fiction works and I […]
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