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How does it feel when you get to meet the woman whose book...

How does it feel when you get to meet the woman whose book changed your life? And then you get to write an inscription to her in your own book? #awesome. I loved “Daddy was a Number Runner” & now I love Louise Merriwether. She’s so lovely, and brilliant and OMG, ageless. (at international day of the girl)

Had such a great time @ the Feminist Press Ball. Feminists rock!

Had such a great time @ the Feminist Press Ball. Feminists rock!

Loving my visit to Indiana University with Renee Cox,...

Loving my visit to Indiana University with Renee Cox, @__lareine, and @queen_jjr w/ women of color leadership institute.

"In her own room, Angie had gathered mementos from Ella’s life… If she were honest with herself,..."

“In her own room, Angie had gathered mementos from Ella’s life… If she were honest with herself, she’d admit these things conjured no strong memories of Ella. Yet they had outsize significance to Angie. They were physical proof of Ella’s existence, and she needed them to offset the slippage that came with each passing year.”

- Bridgett M. Davis, Into the Go-Slow (via thefeministpress)

hrdlife:This description of Ella Mackenzie has me hooked...

hrdlife:

This description of Ella Mackenzie has me hooked already #IntoTheGoSlow @bridgettmdavis

Finally, I can say I write novels. Plural.

Finally, I can say I write novels. Plural.

Had a great time @ Contrada Restaurant last night, as we authors...

Had a great time @ Contrada Restaurant last night, as we authors gathered to read the first page of our new novels! Once again the incomparable Lauren Cerand hosted a fabulous literary evening. Such fun.

Silence is Not an Option

Silence is Not an Option:

roxanegay:

Another young black man has been gunned down. His name was Mike Brown. He was unarmed.

My [redacted] e-mailed me because she knew I would be upset about this story, because she knows all of my heart, and all I could say in response was, “I am numb.”

I don’t care if Mike Brown was going to…

"Every life matters."

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tree-gasm:bossybroads:Please remember that being vegan is a...

tree-gasm:

bossybroads:

Please remember that being vegan is a privilege, and that judging anyone for not adopting such a lifestyle makes you a gaping asshole.

truuuueeeeeeee