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Born a Crime: Trevor Noah
Born a Crime is an excellent read, even for those who aren’t fans of Trevor Noah–like me. His memoir offers a view of South Africa that familiarizes you with the culture, languages, and most...
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Behold the Dreamers: Imbolo Mbue
Thanks to my book group, my reading has picked up again. Social media also helps because it gives me the opportunity to see people’s book stacks, photos, and reviews. That said, I’ve just started...
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Recent Biographies & Memoirs
Celebrities are writing books about their lives and people are buying. I’m certain each book is filled with its share of struggles, insights, and achievements–as you’d expect from a...
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Corduroy: Viola Davis
Like her mama, my daughter has quite the collection of books, including a few classics. A recent reading of Corduroy took me back to my childhood. I remembered the book, but I didn’t remember Lisa or...
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Eartha Kitt: Autobiographies
I post quotes on my social media account and try to keep the words and people interesting. I don’t give much detail about the quotes, but I do like to use the hashtags to provide information about the...
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Kondo: Magic of Tidying Up
As this year’s birthday neared, I decided to sort through the junk of my past. I’ve had a copy of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing...
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Small Business: The Trini Gee
In my heyday of devouring black literature, it never occurred to me that I could have products with some of my favorite author’s names or quotes on them. However, one Black Friday ago I launched my...
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There are currently less than 30 weeks left in this year, so I decided to challenge myself to read 30 books. As this blog shows me, we change as readers over the years. What and who we read and even if...
View ArticleThe Bosket Family Legacy
Allegedly, Tupac had a serious reading list and All God’s Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence happens to be on it. Having no clue about the Bosket family or their past...
View ArticleGeorge Jacobs: Frank Sinatra’s Confidant
I didn’t grow up during Frank Sinatra’s heyday, but for some reason Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra by his “domestic confidant” intrigued me. Well, I’m a few pages in and George Jacobs drops so many...
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