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"“Some of the older teenage Black guys in the community were Five Percenters—a Muslim offshoot—and for whatever reason, the ones we knew were big into rock. That’s how I first got exposed to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. The Beatles were inescapable. ”
The brothers/the brotherhood was down with it from time. Diverse music exposure from childhood." — Mar 21, 2026 02:31PM
"“Some of the older teenage Black guys in the community were Five Percenters—a Muslim offshoot—and for whatever reason, the ones we knew were big into rock. That’s how I first got exposed to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. The Beatles were inescapable. ”
The brothers/the brotherhood was down with it from time. Diverse music exposure from childhood." — Mar 21, 2026 02:31PM
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"Metal Blade was kicking ass and taking names in the metal scene and had no budget. I respect the hustle. I feel like there’s a lot of quiet subtext present on how much of an influence Latin Americans had on various forms of metal coming out of Cali in the 80s/90s Tom Araya & Slayer being one of the best selling, most discussed & most innovative. Brian Slagel is humble and realistic about the reach of small labels." — Mar 16, 2026 08:14AM
"Metal Blade was kicking ass and taking names in the metal scene and had no budget. I respect the hustle. I feel like there’s a lot of quiet subtext present on how much of an influence Latin Americans had on various forms of metal coming out of Cali in the 80s/90s Tom Araya & Slayer being one of the best selling, most discussed & most innovative. Brian Slagel is humble and realistic about the reach of small labels." — Mar 16, 2026 08:14AM
“Real radicalism implores us to tell the whole ugly truth, even when it is inconvenient. To own the hurt and the pain. To own our shit, too. To think about it systemically and collectively, but never to diminish the import of the trauma.”
― Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
― Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
“Acknowledge who you are, then with resolution pursue your higher self, that ideal and perfect version of yourself, reflecting God’s light, knowing that you will fail over and over again, but you pursue anyway. You live your life the best way you can, but the important thing is to live, and to do it with love.”
― Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir
― Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Feminism is really just the long slow realization that the things you love hate you.”
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
― Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
“Insist on your joy.”
― Nightbitch
― Nightbitch
Silent Book Club-Zooming Around the World
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Literary Fiction by People of Color
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Reading Until Infinity
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