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chantel nouseforaname
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"I love how well travelled the black literati are in this time. It’s a delight to read because of what lessons & culture is to be experienced in these other places where you’re not the majority but also not categorized the way that you are in the US. It’s intriguing Baldwin in Sweden, France, Switzerland brings me back to Lorde and her writings on Russia and Angela Davis talking Cuba, Brazil, South Africa." — Sep 14, 2025 04:36PM
"I love how well travelled the black literati are in this time. It’s a delight to read because of what lessons & culture is to be experienced in these other places where you’re not the majority but also not categorized the way that you are in the US. It’s intriguing Baldwin in Sweden, France, Switzerland brings me back to Lorde and her writings on Russia and Angela Davis talking Cuba, Brazil, South Africa." — Sep 14, 2025 04:36PM
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"She [Ursula] reminds us of the Black conjure women who have dotted our history for centuries. And like many conjure women, Ursula is read as evil for trying to (rightfully) usurp the man who rendered her an outcast from her own kingdom. But what would it mean to retell Ursula’s story from the juncture of African, Caribbean, and European mermaid lore that arose in the nineteenth century?" — Sep 19, 2025 06:55PM
"She [Ursula] reminds us of the Black conjure women who have dotted our history for centuries. And like many conjure women, Ursula is read as evil for trying to (rightfully) usurp the man who rendered her an outcast from her own kingdom. But what would it mean to retell Ursula’s story from the juncture of African, Caribbean, and European mermaid lore that arose in the nineteenth century?" — Sep 19, 2025 06:55PM
“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”
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Silent Book Club-Zooming Around the World
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