Cindy Brookshire
I love it when books find me. When Covid restrictions eased and we were able to return to face-to-face church services I found the donated book bin in the parish hall had grown to three bins in our absence. A book at the top spoke to me: "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier," by Celia Rivenbark. She's written six or seven books and writes a column for the Wilmington newspaper - funny, outrageous. I read half the book to my husband while we drove on a long road trip. We laughed out loud and snorted at lines in each of the essays.
A more serious book I'm reading is "How We Fight White Supremacy," with many poignant pieces written by a variety of writers. One of them, Kiese Laymon, so impressed me, I bought his memoir, "Heavy" to read next. Both books I ordered from Mahogany Books, an excellent Black Books Matter source online, with a brick-and-mortar store in Anacostia, in the Washington DC area. Ramunda Young and her husband and daughter just opened a new store on Aug. 7, 2021 at National Harbor. I'm educating myself through their books, and the empowerment blog on their website.
The best thing I can do is read, read, read - and in my daily interactions with people listen, listen, listen. And continue to alternate the light and thought-provoking books that I encounter.
A more serious book I'm reading is "How We Fight White Supremacy," with many poignant pieces written by a variety of writers. One of them, Kiese Laymon, so impressed me, I bought his memoir, "Heavy" to read next. Both books I ordered from Mahogany Books, an excellent Black Books Matter source online, with a brick-and-mortar store in Anacostia, in the Washington DC area. Ramunda Young and her husband and daughter just opened a new store on Aug. 7, 2021 at National Harbor. I'm educating myself through their books, and the empowerment blog on their website.
The best thing I can do is read, read, read - and in my daily interactions with people listen, listen, listen. And continue to alternate the light and thought-provoking books that I encounter.
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