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If I’ve never liked anyone Bola has introduced me to, does that mean she doesn’t know me well enough, or that she does know me but I hate myself?
“Hoedom is universal.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“I am not promiscuous with my warmth, but when I share it, my warmth can be as hot as the sun.”
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
“Neither (brother) even glaced at the counter. She smiled. Her dumb brothers never cooked. She didn’t think they even knew how! A human being who needs food to live but cannot prepare that food to eat? Pathetic. In this case, it was an advantage. They weren’t interested in any food until it had been cooked for them.”
― Akata Witch
― Akata Witch
“Here was an ugly little girl asking for beauty....A little black girl who wanted to rise up out of the pit of her blackness and see the world with blue eyes. His outrage grew and felt like power. For the first time he honestly wished he could work miracles.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
Rebel Women Lit
— 142 members
— last activity Mar 03, 2020 09:36PM
This is a book club dedicated to reading books by queer, black, and non-white/male authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, hi ...more
Books & Boba
— 2753 members
— last activity Dec 29, 2025 11:42PM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more
SOULar Powered Afrofuturism Reading Group
— 56 members
— last activity Nov 26, 2020 10:17AM
Thanks for dropping by!! SOULar Powered is a FaceBook-based reading group focussed on Afrofuturism and science fiction, fantasy, horror, magickal rea ...more
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