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15% in. Arsenio Hall is notoriously private. We are lucky he was upset enough about the false stories, rumours and outright lies written about him that he wanted to set the record straight.
Like all Black luminaries, it looks easier on TV than it is t ...more "
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10 chapters in. Audiobook. The narrator is a 8.5 out of 10. Never heard of Kristolyn Lloyd, but she is clearly talented. Lots of believable voices. The only reason she didn’t get a 10: several stresses on the wrong word or syllable. It’s not a big d ...more "
“Now I see why reading was illegal for black people during slavery. I discover that I think in words. The more words I know, the more things I can think about....Reading was illegal because if you limit someone's vocab, you limit their thoughts. They can't even think of freedom because they don't have the language to.”
― Buck: A Memoir
― Buck: A Memoir
“Love is learning the song in someone's heart and singing it to them when they forget.”
― Buck: A Memoir
― Buck: A Memoir
“Whiteness centers itself in the mirror that we all look into.”
― Disorientation: Being Black in the World
― Disorientation: Being Black in the World
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Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
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