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Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

by Martin Luther King Jr.

I used to take MLK day off in personal protest since my former employer didn´t deem it necessary to recognize with anything but minimal mention. I´d usually devote the day to some kind of service, and would make sure my Out of Office sha...

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

by Brittney Cooper

Yessssss girl Yesss!!! I had no idea Brittney Cooper went to Howard but I definitely had to keep my "Howard hand" from forming when I found out while reading this book. Come thru Bison sis! Uexpected family affiliations aside, this book...

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

D. A. M. N. What a read. I think this one shook something loose in me; a realization that as a US-born person of African descent, I will never fully be able to grasp what it means to be fully a part of a nation. It's a bit disorienting, ...

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

by Austin Channing Brown

Austin Channing Brown is the TRUTH! I've had this on my list since before it dropped earlier this year and finished reading this book in less than a week. So glad I did that. Woke up this morning and knocked it out. At first, I thought t...

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson

Lawd! Definitely top 5 non-fiction books I've ever read. I want Bryan Stevenson to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for the work he has done over the past 30 years to free us from the shackles of the American Justice System. The stories told ...