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I was too readable to be academic, too deep to be popular, too country black to be literary, and too naive to show the rigor of my thinking in the complexity of my prose. I had wanted to create something meaningful that sounded not only
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
“Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
2015 A-Z 'Deuces Wild ' Reading Challenge of African American Authors
— 296 members
— last activity Dec 22, 2017 04:41PM
Readers will complete the reading of 26 novels by African American / African authors as they challenge themselves to read 2 books from 13 categories w ...more
Black Coffee
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— last activity 4 hours, 47 min ago
This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more
Mocha Girls Read
— 7079 members
— last activity Jun 09, 2026 03:54PM
We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like-minded women. #mochagirlsread Join Us in person: https://www.meetup.c ...more
July Summer Readalong - Sag Harbor
— 82 members
— last activity Jul 30, 2018 02:20AM
This is a group to discuss Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
#ReadSoulLit Read Along- Tar Baby
— 123 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2018 09:30AM
This group is reading and discussing Tar Baby as a read along in honor of Black History Month!
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