Mass media tends to ignore the diversity of black experience. The worst aspects of black life are fictionalized on television and in cinema so as to reproduce race and class stereotypes…images of loving black people are often deemed unrealistic no matter the class of the characters portrayed…if love is not present in our imaginations, it…
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After bell hooks passed away late last year, her words and books circulated throughout social media. But I will confess that I knew very little about her. In 2020, I bought one of her books but never got around to reading it. So, at the beginning of this year, someone suggested we read one of…
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Here is another fun challenge from bookstagram #gettoknowmechallenge 5 Books I love Kindred Stay with Me Americanah A Girl is a Body of Water All About Love: New Visions 4 Auto-Buy Authors Toni Morrison bell hooks Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Yaa Gyasi 3 Favorite Genre Literary Fiction Historical Fiction Nonfiction 2 Places I Love to Read…
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Majestic May.Mental Health Awareness Month.Month of celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage.Moody Spring Weather.Meaningful New Books to Read.Mastering New Goals. These are my hopefuls for May: Communion: The Female Search For Love by bell hooks Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Happy reading! What are you reading this month?
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We all long for loving community. It enhances life’s joy. But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a mean of escape. –…
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Today is International Women’s Day, a day we celebrate women globally. So, I thought it would be a great day to highlight black women authors (Morrison, Makumbi, hooks) who I love and plan to continue to read. Of course, Toni Morrison, I cannot say enough great things about her. Even though she died a few…
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Love – such a simple word, but is it? On quick reflex, I characterize love as respect, trust, having deep affection, and this nebulous warm and fuzzy feeling. What is the first thing you think of when you see this word? Have you spent much time reflecting on this term? How do you define it?…
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Bookish Naija Gal 