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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“The appropriation of black language cannot be stopped, except only if we were to leave for Mars and never come back. At issue isn’t the transmission, but the vacuous want behind it—as if black culture lives to rescue mass culture from boredom.”
― White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue . and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
― White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue . and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
“Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance and holler, just trying to be loved.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.”
― Sula
― Sula
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
TJ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at TJ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
650 books
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54 friends
334 books
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87 friends
206 books
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98 friends
878 books
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505 friends
113 books
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8 friends
110 books
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35 friends
38 books
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11 friends
1 book
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65 friends
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