White women usually complimented me on my hair when I wore it straight and Black women complimented me when it was coiled. I’m sure there was a philosophical conversation in there waiting to be unpacked.
“Daphne left her at the house alone to go pick up the girls, she’d tried on every pair of Daphne’s underwear.”
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
“Hendrix has been going around me to sneakily investigate how much Lottie’s gym fees are and pay them.”
― This Could Be Us
― This Could Be Us
“My grandmother, Birdie, was born a slave. Her white father owned an infamous slave jail in Richmond”
― The House of Eve
― The House of Eve
“That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think? Our eyes are supposed to be laser-focused on our kids at all”
― Cutting Teeth
― Cutting Teeth
“do. Has he ever stopped to wonder why being a mom actually is the hardest job in the world and not just something thoughtless people say? It’s because there’s never a day off—not just a day, but an hour, not so much as a minute. Is she sick? Is she feeling under the weather? Too bad! There’s no one to cover”
― Cutting Teeth
― Cutting Teeth
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