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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. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude. It pounces. —Wole Soyinka, Sub-Saharan Africa’s first Nobel Laureate”
― Kabu Kabu
― Kabu Kabu
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
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“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”
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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
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Sistah SciFi
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Sistah Scifi is a community of doulas of Afro-Futurism and Afro-Mysticism centered on science fiction literature written by Black women.
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Octavia's Very Own
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— last activity Dec 25, 2020 07:08PM
A virtual book club for science fiction and fantasy of the African Diaspora. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/39505143505763 ...more
TessieMay’s 2025 Year in Books
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