Anger Is a Gift is devastating and spectacular. This one literally took my breath away. It made me cry, but it also filled my heart right up. The fact that it did both of these things--that it was often painful to read, but that just as often, it was filled with warmth and love and... Continue Reading →
In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo breaks down a whole lot of complicated issues surrounding race in America into accessible pieces. I found it to be a quick read, mostly because of how beautifully clear and direct it was. With chapter titles like "What is the school-to-prison pipeline?", "What are microaggressions?" and... Continue Reading →
I know it is only January 24th, but this is the book: if you only read one book this year, please make it this one. This is the book I am going to spend the rest of the year thinking about, wrestling with, coming back to over and over again. This is the book that... Continue Reading →
If I had to describe this book in one word, I would use relentless. This is where its power lies. It never lets up. Justyce McAllister is an 18 year old black teenager living in Atlanta, attending a prestigious (and mostly white) prep school. At the start of his senior year, he's cuffed and attacked... Continue Reading →
I couldn’t sleep on Saturday night. I stayed up until almost two o’clock in the morning, scouring the internet for books written by writers from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Yemen. These are the seven countries from which Trump has banned immigrants from entering (or re-entering) the country. The Muslim immigration ban is... Continue Reading →
Four days from today, on January 20th, the forty-fifth president of the United States will take the oath of office. There are a lot of actions going on around the country this week—protests, marches, concerts, and more--organized by communities coming together to send a message to the incoming administration: we will not be silenced. We... Continue Reading →
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