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• In America, more than 16 million children—about 22% of all children—live in poverty, defined in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as an income of $23,550 for a family of four ($29,440 in Alaska and $27,090 in
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“I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be.”
― A Lesson Before Dying
― A Lesson Before Dying
“You really want to know what being an X-Man feels like? Just be a smart bookish boy of color in a contemporary U.S. ghetto. Mamma mia! Like having bat wings or a pair of tentacles growing out of your chest.”
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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“Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.”
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“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
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Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 13160 members
— last activity Jan 27, 2026 08:12PM
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Afro Book Club
— 807 members
— last activity Jun 21, 2025 12:29PM
An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent and in the diaspora.
2015: The Year of Reading Women
— 675 members
— last activity Apr 01, 2020 04:01AM
Join us for a year of member-run group reads to make 2015 the year of reading women! Rules Members are free to create author threads by surname if th ...more
Feminist Fight Club
— 41 members
— last activity Mar 30, 2020 11:00PM
Imagine the things we could achieve if feminism was always at the forefront of our minds. This group will read books that help us explore feminism a ...more
Love and Crime
— 687 members
— last activity Jan 16, 2026 07:20AM
Love and Crime is a home for readers and writers who are fascinated by the powerful mix of passion and criminality. Whether it’s crime romance, crimes ...more
Jetaime’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jetaime’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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