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Anyanwu stared at him in silence for a moment. “Shall I be glad that your slaves will not be wasted?” she asked. “Or shall I fear the uses you will find for them?”
“The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. ”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
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“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
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Tres Leches
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— last activity Jan 28, 2016 05:39PM
This group was created by three sisters who each wanted motivation to read more. Thus, we challenged each other to to a duel, to see who could read th ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity 23 hours, 26 min ago
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
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
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Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Afro Book Club
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An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent and in the diaspora.
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