Category: Racism
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JACKAL by ERIN E. ADAMS
It’s watching. Liz Rocher is going home. Nothing short of her best friend’s wedding would have gotten her to come back. She’s had some rough times lately too. A break-up, gained some weight, cut off her hair, and is now forced to wear a hot wig and all of that pales in comparison to the…
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UNDER THE GOLDEN SUN by JENNY ASHCROFT
Rose Hamilton is boarding the train to meet her Uncle and her brother for tea. Rose is at odds with her life at the moment. World War II has everyone on edge. She is still healing from being dismissed from military service and is engaged/not engaged to a truly narcissistic man. When she happens to…
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THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET by DIANE CHAMBERLAIN
Some history, a little mystery and a lot of prejudice! Told in two times, this story takes one of the characters, Ellie Hockley, and tells her story from 1965. A time when I watched the world through a child’s eyes. I was a child of the deep south and integration didn’t come for longer that…
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CARE FREE BLACK GIRLS by ZEBA BLAY
This book is a look and a celebration of black women’s identity and impact on pop culture by HuffPost critic, Zeba Blay. Blay was the first person to give us the #carefreeblackgirls, in 2013 on Twitter. This is a series of essays that took me longer than normal to read. This isn’t my story and…
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THIS IS THE FIRE (What I Say to My Friends About Racism) by DON LEMON
Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today’s most urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes? Don Lemon, the anchor of CNN Tonight, is a very popular reporter who has the most conversational writing style I have ever seen. To watch…
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HELLO JUNE! CAN WE COME OUT NOW?
I love it when a month begins on a Monday! All orderly and stuff. And the sun is shining and the pool is sparkling like diamonds. But the lawn guys are here so the allergy fairy is locking the doors and windows. Wow, what a past few days we have had. It’s hard to believe…
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BROKE: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises by Jodie Adams Kirshner
The author has taken a hard look at the state of affairs in Detroit. Through the voices of seven people whose lives have been changed forever by the mismanagement of the city and its eventual bankruptcy. I visited Detroit regularly during the late ’80s and through the ’90s. It was a huge, sprawling place and…
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The Undertaker’s Assistant by Amanda Skenandore
“The dead can’t hurt you. Only the living can.” Effie Jones, once a slave, escaped a place she can not even remember as a child. Found outside of a Union camp and taken in as a ward for an army surgeon. The Captain and his wife taught her to read and write, also how to…
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Tomorrow’s Bread by ANNA JEAN MAYHEW
From the author of the acclaimed, The Dry Grass of August comes a richly researched yet lyrical Southern-set novel that explores the conflicts of gentrification—a moving story of loss, love, and resilience. It’s 1961 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The neighborhood of Brooklyn is almost entirely made up of black families and businesses. While there are…
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SUMMERTIME AND THE READING IS EASY!
Summer is in full swing here. Lots of sun, sand, and water. And of course, a good book! Some of my favorite reads this summer have been: Oh, what a twisty puzzle this thriller was! Mean Girls meets the PTA This is an outstanding novel about freedom, racism, and family. Another one that tugged…
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