Book Review fiction, lgbtqia+, politics, romance
I am late to the Red, White & Royal Blue train — the book came out last year, and that is when many of my friends read and gushed over the book. I resisted because I thought the book was too pink, but eventually I bought a copy and let it sit on my shelf […]
Exclusive Content, poetry breakfast, Dr. Seuss, poetry, politics, Robert Frost
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BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER, blackness, Critical Race Theory, marginalized communities, police brutality, politics, United States
I keep hearing people say that this is a terrible time. But for Black folx in the United States, the past four plus centuries have been a terrible time. I want to say the names of everyone who has been crushed beneath the knee of white supremacy, but with so many names lost to history […]
Book Review black literature, blackness, history, marginalized communities, nonfiction, politics, race, racism, slavery, United States
I think that Stamped from the Beginning is one of the heaviest and one of the most informative books that I have read this year. Often, I speed through texts, even nonfiction, but with a project this large I took my time digesting the material, as there was only so much I could read at […]
Book Review black literature, books, fiction, intersectionality, police brutality, politics, race, The Hate U Give, Young Adult
I have been wanting to read The Hate U Give for over a year now, and I am so glad that I finally got around to doing so. My hesitancy in reading this book was not insignificant. I was assured of its quality, and of that I had no doubt, but I knew that this […]
Reflection activism, children, detention centers, donate, human rights, immigration, keep families together, politics, protest, SB3036, Social Justice, United States, volunter
I try to stay away from politics on the Internet but I refuse to stay silent on this. I am disgusted and dismayed what is happening in our country right now. I’ve always been skeptical of calling the United States “the land of the free” but it is absolutely not the case that we can […]