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Quayla is finished with Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

— Jan 07, 2022 10:48AM Add a comment

Quayla is 78% done with Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

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Quayla is 41% done with Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

— Nov 12, 2021 01:34AM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 111 of 150 of Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

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Quayla is on page 67 of 150 of Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty

— Nov 07, 2021 11:49PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 130 of 232 of Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength

— Jul 13, 2021 11:26PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 80 of 232 of Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength

Started reading this again. Every Black woman needs to read this book at least once.

— Jul 10, 2021 07:12PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 251 of 288 of Chameleon Aura

— Jan 25, 2021 04:59PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 60 of 232 of Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength

I'm loving this book, but my gosh is it heavy. DX All it's doing is stating facts, yet it's much of a "truth hurts" situation. We shouldn't avoid reading books like this.... But I definitely have to balance it out w/ a more "upbeat" book lol.

— Jan 25, 2021 04:34PM Add a comment

Quayla added a status update

This will be the 1st year that I read 12 books in one! I'm claiming it now!

— Jan 14, 2021 05:52PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 40 of 232 of Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength

I don't know why, but this book makes me feel anxious when I read it.... It's nothing but pure facts, so I'm not saying it's bad. It's very informative and shares a great light that affects so many Black women. I'm able to identify traits of the StrongBlackWoman caricature in my grandmother, mother, and myself. Guess it just hurts how much it all hits home....

— Jan 14, 2021 05:51PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 202 of 288 of Chameleon Aura

I love this book & Billy Chapata so much. I pick this up every time I need to breathe after an emotional time lol. Need to get his new book 'Flowers on the Moon' soon!

— Oct 28, 2020 02:00PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 15 of 232 of Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength

Only a chapter in, and I'm already loving this. The names of the chapters alone are so much. I can already recognize traits of the "StrongBlackWoman" caricature in me. All I can say is that I'm ready to heal.

— Oct 27, 2020 02:21AM Add a comment

Quayla is 67% done with Let Me Hear a Rhyme

This book reminds me of what has been said before: Hip hop is more than a music genre. It's a culture, as well as a lifestyle. 💯 The amount of rap artists referenced in this book, leaders like Assata Shakur & Malcolm X, and our history in relation to Africa - the motherland. The amount of Black pride in this book over the love of music & blackness, and our roots.... It's so refreshing. 💙

— Sep 16, 2020 09:02PM Add a comment

Quayla is 42% done with Let Me Hear a Rhyme

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Quayla is 15% done with Let Me Hear a Rhyme

— Sep 15, 2020 03:50AM Add a comment

Quayla is 15% done with Let Me Hear a Rhyme

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Quayla is on page 278 of 374 of The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

— Sep 08, 2020 03:16PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 148 of 374 of The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Believe it or not, this is my 1st time reading this book! Picked it for the Bunny Boo" prompt of the Bratz readathon (my 1st one ever btw). So far, so good! I see why people liked it so much. Suzanne Collins writes great cliffhangers, and Katniss is an awesome character. Excited to see how this ends!

— Sep 03, 2020 10:55PM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 10 of 114 of Fairy Tales and Space Dreams

Story #1 was a thrill to read! 😄 The descriptions of the reimagined Snow White, and her loving her skin & coils was refreshing. 🌸

— Jul 01, 2020 10:44AM Add a comment

Quayla is on page 15 of 232 of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve

The perfect time to be reading this book. Haven't gotten deep within the gold yet, but I already am loving the discussions, and the direction the author is going in. ♡♡

— Jun 15, 2020 07:12PM Add a comment