Tag Archives: race
Linden Hills
Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor (1985, 304 pages) Linden Hills, like Bailey’s Café, is yet another complex book that I would not put in the “easy-to-read” category. I read this book over 20 years ago. I never forgot how wonderful, haunting, vivid, and compelling … Continue reading
Charting a New Path
“Charting a different path begins with reprogramming our thinking. We’ve been lied to. Misled into believing our power is derived from money or proximity to whiteness, when that couldn’t be further from the truth. Our power is derived from our … Continue reading
Career Decisions
I’d rather play a maid than be one. – Thelma “Butterfly McQueen Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively … Continue reading
The Corner
The Corner by David Simon and Edward Burns (1997, Non Fiction) is a tome of a nonfiction novel, leaving me to wonder how many pages must a novel be before you consider it to be a tome? How do you go about … Continue reading
Slow Travel
Moments in nature are where I feel alive…. Slow travel is more about the journey than the destination. It is looking for richer, more meaningful experiences along the way, interacting with the place while you’re there, immersing yourself in the … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 