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”
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Last Summer on State Street: MGB Book Club
As first posted on The Modern Green Book book club Last Summer on State Street is about Black girlhood and what it means to lose your home. Set in the Robert Taylor Projects in urban Chicago, we get a glimpse of the lives of four friends, Felicia (“FeFe”), Precious, Stacia, and Tonya. They spend the summerContinue reading “Last Summer on State Street: MGB Book Club”
Liberation is Lit 