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healing and life changing and has made me a better, more sensitive, more intentional human.
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All the old stories talk about the Road of No Return, the Road of Good Fortune, and the Road of this or that, but I’m seeing that a woman is not fully in possession of herself until there is no road at all, and she must make her own way.
“When angels speak of love they tell us it is only by loving that we enter an earthly paradise. They tell us paradise is our home and love our true destiny.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.”
― The Waves
― The Waves
“One thousand brilliant stars punched holes in my consciousness, pricking me with longing. I could stare at the stars for hours, their infinite number and depth pulling me into a part of myself that I ignored during the day.”
― Shiver
― Shiver
Melanated Girls Read
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A virtual book club for black women readers and writers to discuss their thoughts on any literary works.
Shalenah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shalenah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
78 books
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8 friends
174 books
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54 books
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252 books
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