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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Women, Power, & Rape Culture (and Intersectionality)
As first posted on feministbookclub.com Women, Power, & Rape Culture: The Politics and Policy of Underrepresentation is a very academic read, but it’s perfect for the work I do in the violence prevention realm. The authors put in a lot of research, from their own methodologies and outside sources. This book examines rape culture through theContinue reading “Women, Power, & Rape Culture (and Intersectionality)”
Mika in Real Life: Book Review
As first posted on feministbookclub.com I hyped up Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean as a YA read I was anticipating because I loved the Tokyo Ever After series. I was pleasantly surprised to find a coming-of-age story that shows it is never too late to grow into yourself. Mika in Real Life tells the story ofContinue reading “Mika in Real Life: Book Review”
The Light We Carry: Book Review
As first posted on feministbookclub.com The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama had all the makings to become a bestseller just like her previous memoir, Becoming. I enjoy Michelle Obama’s writing. I feel like she writes from such a positive perspective that appeals to a wide range of readers. She is a light forContinue reading “The Light We Carry: Book Review”
We Are All So Good At Smiling: Book Review
We Are All So Good At Smiling by Ambre McBride was such a short but powerful read. Content warning: suicide, mental health, grief. Whimsy is a hoodoo witch coping with so much grief and sorrow in her life. She relies on her magic and fairy tales to get her through. We open the novel withContinue reading “We Are All So Good At Smiling: Book Review”
The Hookup Plan: Book Review
I don’t think there is anyone from my high school life I would find myself randomly hooking up with in the near future (and definitely not one that turned out to be a millionaire). How on earth did London Kelley find herself hooking up with her high school arch nemesis, Drew Sullivan. As far asContinue reading “The Hookup Plan: Book Review”
Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go by Linda Lee Blakemore
Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding on and Letting go by Linda Lee Blakemore My rating: 4 of 5 stars Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding on and Letting Go is the story of one woman’s journey through a turbulent relationship. The author, Linda Blakemore, graciously reached out to me and offered her book for me toContinue reading “Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go by Linda Lee Blakemore”
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Tracy Deonn did not disappoint with the next installment of the Legendborn cycle! I wanted more information on Bree’s Blood and root crafting, and I got it in Bloodmarked! I think Deonn reimagining the concept of bloodlines and highlighting the ancestral lines of Black women in a series that has been so popularized is phenomenal.Continue reading “Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn”
The Worms that Saved the World: Book Review
One thing about me, I will read any book for any age! And I’m the auntie that will give all the kids in her life books to read 🤓 So when the author of this book reached out to me and gave me a social justice book for children, I knew I would have aContinue reading “The Worms that Saved the World: Book Review”
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”
Liberation is Lit 