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“Relaxing your hair is like being in prison. You're caged in. Your hair rules you. You didn't go running with Curt today because you don't want to sweat out this straightness. You're always battling to make your hair do what it wasn't meant to do.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian. America doesn't care.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Amma’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amma’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
950 books
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837 friends
323 books
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62 friends
367 books
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24 friends
112 books
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81 friends
188 books
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30 friends
153 books
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83 friends
81 books
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87 friends
11 books
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13 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Christian, Fiction, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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