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“I think in saying 'loved each other,' Baldwin doesn't just mean the living. To survive by loving each other means to love our ancestors too. To know their pain, struggles, and joys. It means to love our collective memory, who we are, where we come from..”
― Against the Loveless World
― Against the Loveless World
“I colonized the colonizer’s space of authority. I made myself free in chains and held that courtroom captive to my freedom.”
― Against the Loveless World
― Against the Loveless World
“Fucking Chink, says the boy, though my mother does not know what this means, and her parents do not tell her. They called me that, too, I tell her now. Growing up. My mother laughs. Of course they did. Almost thirty years, and they can’t think of something better.”
― Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
― Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
“Did we settle, land in a safe, this-will-do spot and tether ourselves to someone for decades so we wouldn’t be standing alone at the hour of our death? And was it actually worth it?”
― You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
― You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
“And maybe that was what real, adult love was. Being fearless enough to hold each other close no matter how catastrophic the world became. Loving each other with enough ferocity to quell the fears of the past. Just fucking being there.”
― Seven Days in June
― Seven Days in June
Colorful Chick Lit Challenge
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— last activity Jul 26, 2023 02:54PM
This group's goal is to read chick lit that features women of color. ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Feb 04, 2026 04:05AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Ballerina Book Club
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— last activity Jun 01, 2023 08:58PM
Welcome to Ballerina Book Club, where all you need is an open book and an open mind! Hosted Isabella Boylston, principal dancer at American Ballet T ...more
Multicultural Fiction for Children and Teens
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— last activity Dec 29, 2009 02:17PM
We can discuss about collection development of the much needed multicultural literature in many libraries nationwide. Topics include the Bulpre Award ...more
Private Series
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— last activity May 16, 2016 02:57PM
All about the Private series by Kate Brian
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