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She was supposed to have had a childhood, a whole world waiting for her when she grew up, but instead kids her age were the ones on the front lines, the ones turned into martyrs and symbols that the adults praised publicly but never
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“Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also so much more than that. So are we all.”
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“Do I really want to be integrated into a burning house?”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society.”
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“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Black Prose Book Club (Formerly A Seat at the Table Book Club)
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Welcome to Black Prose Book Club! Representation is soooo important and supporting black authors who write about black characters is essential to maki ...more
Jessica’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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108 friends
395 books
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1,183 books
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365 friends
89 books
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66 friends
432 books
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62 friends
194 books
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33 friends
350 books
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135 friends
624 books
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343 friends
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