New Book | When No One Is Watching
This was a good read! I really enjoyed getting to know both Sydney and Theo's characters. Although this is a fiction novel, Alyssa does a...
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LeAnn
- Mar 1
- 3 min
New Book | Autobiography of Angela Davis
When you speak of the Black Liberation Movement it is without a doubt that Angela Davis is included in the conversation. She is amongst a...
LeAnn
- Nov 16, 2023
- 3 min
New Book | Worthy
"Worthy" a memoir by Jada Pinkett Smith... I was drawn to Jada Pinkett's new memoir, 'Worthy,' for multiple reasons, with one being that...
LeAnn
- May 3, 2023
- 1 min
New Book | Black Cake
I purchased "Black Cake" while on a recent trip for work because I forgot to grab a book from home when I left. And so far it's hard to...
LeAnn
- Mar 12, 2023
- 1 min
New Book | The Two Lives of Sara
I decided to take a little break from my usual self-help and other heavy non-fiction books and picked up "The Two Lives of Sara" by...
LeAnn
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Self-Care for Black Women
Yes, my pup Sasha got her paws on this one before me 🤦🏽♀️. Anyway this is another highly recommended book. 150 tips that support...
LeAnn
- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Will
Will’s story is pretty interesting. I enjoyed reading about a few things: the early part of his rap career and why he chose not to curse,...
LeAnn
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
Book Challenge | The Other Wes Moore
A few days into the new month - so here’s a new book for me. Two Black men in Baltimore share the same name but their lives go in two...
LeAnn
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Book Challenge | The Butterfly Effect
I put my other books on pause for right now to get into Kendrick’s story real quick. Currently on the chapter around his trip to South...
LeAnn
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Book Challenge | The Warmth of Other Suns
Still working on “Stony the Road” but decided to close out the year (or at least try) by adding this to my reading list as well. ....
LeAnn
- Aug 8, 2020
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Stony the Road
Picked this up with an interest in learning more about the Reconstruction era - a period, from my understanding, that was supposed to...
LeAnn
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Small Doses
Only a few pages in so I don’t have much of a review. She opens with a chapter dedicated to women empowerment (embracing your own beauty...
LeAnn
- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Barracoon
When the importation of slaves was outlawed in 1807, close to 2 million Africans were still brought into America illegally until 1860 -...
LeAnn
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Let Love Have the Last Word
Just finished my book for March and I love the transparency around his struggle with relationships (partners and family, especially his...
LeAnn
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Book Challenge | More Than Enough
This is supposed to be October’s book but my last read was pretty short. Anxious to read this as this comes during a perfect time in my...
LeAnn
- Oct 17, 2018
- 1 min
Book Challenge | Death of Innocence
New book for October. Trying to get better at reading and finishing at least one new book a month. So this month I’ll start with this gem...
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