Bee Reads

“but these leaders traffic in respectability politics—the idea that if black (or other marginalized) people simply behave in “culturally approved” ways, if we mimic the dominant culture, it will be more difficult to suffer the effects of racism.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist

“appreciate good things but because life had proved you shouldn’t express too much excitement, in case the goodness got taken away.”
― Sharma Taylor, What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You: 'An outstanding debut' Cherie Jones

“The hand squeezing the throat, and the throat itself too.”
― Sharma Taylor, What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You: 'An outstanding debut' Cherie Jones

“Hand at bowl, knife at throat” but Mama teach mi dat. Not everybody who offer yuh something is genuine. Dem give yuh a bowl of food wid one hand and draw knife at yuh neck wid the other.”
― Sharma Taylor, What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You: 'An outstanding debut' Cherie Jones