

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“We raise girls to see each other as competitors—not for jobs or accomplishments, which in my opinion can be a good thing—but for the attention of men.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists

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

This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more

A group for African-American women to share, discuss and recommend quality books by and for other African-Americans.

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