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Toni is 63% done with The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)

It shouldn't take me this long to finish this book, but it's so...blah. I think I'm going to skip ahead.

— Oct 31, 2018 06:21PM Add a comment

Toni is 49% done with The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)

This book is a snoozefest. Not sure why I'm not connecting to the characters.

— Oct 28, 2018 07:31PM Add a comment

Toni is 3% done with Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)

I was hooked by page 2...

— Mar 10, 2018 06:25AM Add a comment

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)

Toni is 33% done with Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

Especially enjoying Dr. Knatokie Ford's story. #blackgirlsrock

— Feb 26, 2018 08:07AM Add a comment

Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

Toni is 17% done with End Zone Love (Connecticut Kings, #4)

Just read the phrase "his eyes went chink" to describe a character smiling. What!? 😯The only reason I'm finishing this book is because I LOVE the other author in this series. No, ma'am to this casual prejudice.

— Aug 02, 2017 04:26AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 175 of 307 of Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

I'm so loving this book. Right up my alley.

— Jun 30, 2017 08:08AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 97 of 307 of Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

"Corn Flakes were invented in 1894 by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who ran a health sanitorium there, and he touted this unique product as a cure for the diabolical practice of masturbation." 😮

— Jun 20, 2017 07:52AM Add a comment

Toni is 71% done with Miami After Hours (Millionaire Moguls, #1)

Seriously, how many times do you need to mention someone's blonde streaks? After the fifth time, I really do get it. She has blonde streaks in her hair. Ugh...

— Apr 23, 2017 07:41AM Add a comment

Miami After Hours (Millionaire Moguls, #1)

Toni is on page 24 of 222 of Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

"Any yoga that "eliminates", "avoids", or "ignores" yoga's spiritual side is not actually yoga: It's a fitness routine in yoga clothing."

— Nov 04, 2016 08:22AM Add a comment

Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body

Toni is 38% done with The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

Maaaaaaan, this essay on Phillis Wheatley's husband has me ready to give this book 5 stars already.

— Sep 16, 2016 08:19AM Add a comment

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

Toni is on page 86 of 264 of The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

"Benevolence is essentially an altruistic virtue. Self-sacrifice is an inalienable co-efficient of Negro blood." Kelly Miller circa 1912 (My junior high school was named after him.)

— Aug 05, 2016 08:15AM Add a comment

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

Toni is on page 142 of 272 of Where Everybody Looks Like Me: At the Crossroads of America's Black Colleges and Culture

Interesting analysis. Also, appearances by FAMU are so far favorable. LOL

— Feb 13, 2016 09:33AM Add a comment

Where Everybody Looks Like Me: At the Crossroads of America's Black Colleges and Culture

Toni is 85% done with Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses

— Jan 24, 2016 04:45PM Add a comment

Toni is 3% done with Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses

— Dec 12, 2015 09:06AM Add a comment

Toni is 57% done with Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

"Generally, fairs were held just before Christmas; indeed, abolitionists helped to establish the practice of a Christmas “shopping season” when people exchanged presents bought at commercial venues."

— Nov 29, 2015 05:20AM Add a comment

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Toni is 50% done with Claimed by the Mate, Vol. 1

— Sep 08, 2015 03:25PM Add a comment

Toni is on page 191 of 320 of Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League

— Aug 25, 2015 02:29AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 80 of 304 of Murder, D.C. (Sully Carter #2)

— Jun 28, 2015 06:41AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 248 of 304 of The Star Side of Bird Hill

— Jun 08, 2015 11:33AM Add a comment

Toni is 25% done with Pleasantville (Jay Porter Series, 2)

— May 19, 2015 12:36PM Add a comment

Toni is on page 147 of 430 of Black Water Rising (Jay Porter, #1)

— May 07, 2015 02:44AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 60 of 430 of Black Water Rising (Jay Porter, #1)

— Apr 29, 2015 06:59AM Add a comment

Toni is 82% done with The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

— Dec 26, 2014 01:55PM Add a comment

Toni is 4% done with The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

— Nov 24, 2014 03:06PM Add a comment

Toni is 34% done with Rose Gold (Easy Rawlins #13)

— Nov 08, 2014 06:11AM Add a comment

Toni is 42% done with Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion

— Oct 14, 2014 02:28AM Add a comment

Toni is 8% done with Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion

— Oct 04, 2014 06:24AM Add a comment

Toni is 35% done with The Other Side of the Pillow

I've read a few authors who started out as okay writers but greatly improved with each book they put out. E. Lynn Harris, for example. Zane is not one of those authors.

— Sep 09, 2014 05:37PM Add a comment

Toni is 51% done with Bad Feminist

— Aug 16, 2014 07:31AM Add a comment

Toni is on page 154 of 494 of The Awesome Girl's Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men

— Jul 23, 2014 08:45AM Add a comment

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