As first posted on feministbookclub.com The Strong Black Woman™ narrative makes me really tired. Black women deserve to rest and be cared for. They deserve to be soft and make mistakes. They deserve to be human and humanized. Superhuman Black Women I recently read the book In Our Shoes: On Being a Young Woman in Not-So “Post-Racial” America by Brianna Holt.Continue reading “Strong Black Women Can’t Be Complicated”
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Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man by LaQuette
Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man by LaQuette My rating: 3 of 5 stars Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man by LaQuette is a book about a woman who finds herself again two years after a divorce. After all this time, she finds herself helping a sexy sheriff prevent his little sister from marrying her ex husband.Continue reading “Vanessa Jared’s Got a Man by LaQuette”
The Secret Life of Church Ladies
Our March 2023 Book Club Pick! The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deeshaw Philyaw is a short story collection spanning the experiences of Black women from different ages, time periods, and generations. We get an intimate look at the women’s relationship to God, their church communities, and how religion was used as a weaponContinue reading “The Secret Life of Church Ladies”
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola My rating: 4 of 5 stars If I could bottle all the nostalgia of all the Black 90s romantic movies, it would be in Honey & Spice. Filled with odes to that golden age, Honey & Spice is a heart warming love story between an unlikely couple. Kiki BanjoContinue reading “Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola”
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Our February 2023 Book Club Pick! You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi is one of the best romances I have ever read. Emezi subverts the genre by placing unconventional literary mechanisms and heavily relies on their tried and true literary fiction style. I love romances now, but in theContinue reading “You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi”
Sisters of the Yam: MGB Book Club
Our January 2023 book club pick! bell hooks never disappoints! Granted, this is only the second book I have read by bell hooks, but I am still blown away every single time. Even though this is the second edition of Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery, everything in this text is still veryContinue reading “Sisters of the Yam: MGB Book Club”
Take My Hand: MGB Book Club
As first posted on The Modern Green Book book blog Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez was published in such a timely manner. With the overturning of Roe. vs. Wade, essentially allowing states to outlaw and criminalize abortion, this book sheds light on the government getting involved in the regulation (and in this case coercive regulation)Continue reading “Take My Hand: MGB Book Club”
“Other Black Girls” and Racism in the Workplace
As first posted on The Inclusion Solution The book The Other Black Girl by Zakiyah Harris has mixed reviews. In one camp, people call it a slow read, even boring, unworthy of the classification “thriller.” Many of these negative reviews I have seen from Black women. When someone says “mixed reviews,” it is usually a lot ofContinue reading ““Other Black Girls” and Racism in the Workplace”
Book Recommendations: Believe Black Women
Happy Women’s History Month! I wanted to take the time and highlight some instrumental books written by Black women about their experiences with trauma and triumph. Black women are disproportionately affected by sexual and intimate partner violence. There are low rates of reporting to the police. Many times we suffer in silence. These are ourContinue reading “Book Recommendations: Believe Black Women”
A Book about a “Crazy” Black Woman
At first glance in Luster by Raven Leilani, Edie is a crazy Black woman, one of those where Black men and white women would easily call a “crazy bitch”. She is fueled by sex and wrapped up entirely in her own pain. Her train of thought was erratic and non sequitur, and darkly hilarious (hella dark). ThroughoutContinue reading “A Book about a “Crazy” Black Woman”
Liberation is Lit 