Joshua McCoy

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Joshua.

https://medium.com/@joshuaemccoy
https://www.goodreads.com/joshuaemccoy

Reader Magnets: B...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Negro in Chic...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Real Folks: Race ...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
See all 70 books that Joshua is reading…
Loading...
Malcolm X
“Times change so quickly that if you and I don't keep up with the times, we'll find ourselves with an umbrella in our hand, over our head, when the sun is out. Or we'll find ourselves standing in the rain, with the umbrella inside the door.”
malcolm X

Malcolm X
“Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”
Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X
“We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
Malcolm X

James Baldwin
“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, the only fact we have. It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death--ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life. One is responsible for life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return.”
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

Malcolm X
“You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get it. Then you'll get it. It's the only way you'll get it.”
Malcolm X

1091062 Brainstorm - A Book Club for Big Ideas — 79 members — last activity May 13, 2020 06:48PM
We read books with big ideas. We talk about them. We learn things. We grow together. What's a *Big Idea*? Something larger than current events and tr ...more
27842 Moderator Support Group — 2240 members — last activity 16 hours, 17 min ago
For Moderators and Co-Moderators: This is a dedicated group for discussing ideas, sharing answers, and finding solutions with the challenges of runni ...more
1122902 Black Men Read Book Club - Goodreads Chapter — 119 members — last activity Dec 02, 2025 07:15PM
The official Black Men Read Book Club - Goodreads chapter, the dopest Black male book club on the planet! We have monthly book discussions and regular ...more
1179150 Black Readers Con — 146 members — last activity Oct 13, 2022 08:32PM
Black Readers Con is a three-day event to enhance & amplify the voices of Black Readers & the Book Clubs they love. We are planning our second confere ...more
year in books
Julie E...
11,052 books | 1,693 friends

Ashley G.
3,170 books | 1,798 friends

Raymond
962 books | 1,184 friends

chantel...
1,454 books | 856 friends

Giovana...
1,042 books | 1,168 friends

afroboo...
663 books | 96 friends

Chanecka
4,423 books | 158 friends

Book Cl...
2,029 books | 1,796 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Joshua

Lists liked by Joshua