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Getting to Happy

“How do you measure happiness? It’s a feeling of calm that comes from the inside. When you figure out what’s important. When you have nothing to prove. Give everything you do, everything you’ve got and being satisfied, regardless of the … Continue reading

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It’s the Little Things

It’s the Little Things: The Everyday Interactions That Get Under the Skin of Blacks and Whites (2000, 268 pages) by Lena Williams is a thoughtful follow-up to Ms. Williams’s 1997 New York Times article, “The Little Things: Looks, Stares, Offhand … Continue reading

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Rest Is Sacred

In Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance Through Practicing Stillness by Octavia F. Raheem (134 pages, 2024), rest is presented as a sacred and transformative practice. A dear friend introduced me to this book, and we chose to read it … Continue reading

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Notes from a Young Black Chef

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi (2019,271 pages) I didn’t know who Kwame Onwuachi was before picking up this book. I found it while browsing one of my favorite bookstores and, honestly, chose it because the title and … Continue reading

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The Journalist and the Murderer

I recently began reading “The Journalist and the Murderer” (163 pages, 1990) by Janet Malcolm. Initially, based on its cover, I anticipated a lighthearted murder mystery; however, I soon recognized that additional context was necessary to fully appreciate the work. … Continue reading

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