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Richard Wright Native Son Movie Trailer
How did I miss this?? Native Son is a movie based on one of my favorite books out of High School, back when I first started college and began my journey of literally devouring Black Literature. So, the first thing I noticed about this trailer is that it’s a modern adaptation. If you’ve read the… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Esther Georgia Irving Cooper
Welcome to another Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, we meet a woman you may not have heard about but who has done tremendous community work for the betterment of education for African Americans. Esther Georgia Irving Cooper was born on November 28, 1881, in Cleveland, Ohio. While she’s the daughter of former slaves, her… Continue reading
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“You Can Do It Sis”
Quick story. I was in the city on this beautiful, warm day, and I wanted to get a pic by the water but I wasn’t sure if I could make that lil jump without getting wet. I was going to say, “that’s okay,” when a young lady behind me says, “you can do it, sis!”… Continue reading
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Cry Out
How does it make you feel to see someone mistreating themselves to hear them poison their mouth with self-hate language or disrespect their soul with insecurities does not your intestines cringe do they not wrap themselves around the wrongness there the diseased spirit of a person defeated does not your stomach turn into knots does… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – The Darkest Loop by James Fant
Title: The Darkest Loop Author: James Fant Paperback: 292 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 20, 2017) ISBN-10: 1975654579 ISBN-13: 978-1975654573 *I received a copy of this book as a gift from the author some time ago. This review is long overdo.* This is my second read from this author. I absolutely loved… Continue reading
