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Learning the Hardway
Teachers play an essential role in preserving and deepening collective wisdom. A good teacher not only guides through their expertise, but they know that the true teachings are found within each one of us and, after a lifetime of trying, … Continue reading
Free Burning
Free Burning, author Bayo Ojikutu, (2006, 383 pages) If this were a hardcover book, I would have sworn someone mixed up the dust jacket. The synopsis on the jacket made me intrigued. It reads: “Tommie Simms was supposed to be the community … Continue reading
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us (2016, 427 pages) by Colleen Hoover. “He wouldn’t allow you to take him back. He would make the decision to leave himself so that he knows for a fact he can never hurt you again. That’s … Continue reading
From Superman to Man
I recently started reading From Superman to Man by Joel Augustus Roger’s (130 pages, 1968),but decided not to finish it. The book is structured around a conversation between a highly educated, well-traveled African American Pullman porter and a racist Southern senator. … Continue reading
Why I love Black Women
Why I love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson (2003,304 pages). Looking at the cover I was under the impression this was going to be a book of individuals explaining why they not only loved Black women, but appreciated and respected them. … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 