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Lisa Braxton

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Bridgeport, CT, The United States

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Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Lisa Braxton is the author of the memoir, Dancing Between the Raindrops: A Daughter’s Reflections on Love and Loss, published by Sea Crow Press. Her novel, The Talking Drum, published by Inanna Publications, is the winner of an Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards Gold Medal and an Outstanding Literary Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. She is on the executive board of the Writers Room of Boston, and a writing instructor at Grub Street Boston. serves as President of the Greater Boston Section of the National Council of Negro Women and is a member of Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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	The Talking Drum 4.28 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism by Michelle Duster (Editor), Trina Sotira (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dee Allen. (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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When I was growing up, celebrating Black history was a given in my Connecticut household. Each February, my parents took my sister and me to community events to hear local civil rights leaders give fiery speeches. Programs always ended with a rousing rendition of the Black National Anthem. Sometimes my mother's club sponsored Black history programs that needed child narrators, dancers, and singers Read more of this blog post »

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Gripping page turner. Gives you the interior story of what it's like to life under this patriarchal system. It had me nearly in tears at some points and is definitely a cautionary tale. ...more
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