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“From certain standpoints, to travel is to encounter the terrorizing force of white supremacy.”
― Belonging: A Culture of Place
― Belonging: A Culture of Place
“Imagine letting some white woman rename you for her convenience.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“To tend the earth is always then to tend our destiny, our freedom and our hope.”
― Belonging: A Culture of Place
― Belonging: A Culture of Place
“Whitefolks couldn't be people because their feet were too small, their skin too white and see-throughy, and they didn't walk on the balls of their feet the way people did - they walked on their heels like horses.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“The white kids were going to have a chance to become Galileos and Madame Curies and Edisons and Ganguins, and our boys (the girls weren't even in on it) would try to be Jesse Owenses and Joe Louises.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Leilani’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Leilani’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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