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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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“Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the same horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.
Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
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“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
2015 A-Z 'Deuces Wild ' Reading Challenge of African American Authors
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— 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 Jun 10, 2026 12:53AM
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
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— 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
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— last activity Jul 30, 2018 02:20AM
This is a group to discuss Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
#ReadSoulLit Read Along- Tar Baby
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— 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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