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Venus Knight

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in Brooklyn, The United States

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Fiction, Contemporary, Drama

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Venus Knight is an author, poet and short story writer. Her first novel, Searching for Happy has received raved reviews. She is currently working on her next book, Happy Life. You can find her poetry and short stories on Medium.com

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Average rating: 4.67 · 21 ratings · 10 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Searching for Happy 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	Happy Life: Book Two of Searching for Happy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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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Venus Knight's Blog: Planet Venus

Strong. Black. Woman

Why do you keep calling me strong?
You a lie!
I can’t lift a car with my frail weak arms
I cant leap over tall buildings
I can’t beat up a gang of bad guys with my fist and ninja kicks
Strong?
What the fuck does that even mean?
Oh! Because I’m black and I identify as a woman and I get up and move forward despite what you say my man is lacking
What he aint doing
What he aint got
Who I aint got
That’s what you Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 02, 2023 07:08

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Real

by Shareeka Elliott

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Sugar

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Razorblade Tears

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