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The Water Dancer delves into magical realism and familiar themes of justice, humanity, freedom, and equality. Ta-Nehisi Coates sets his debut novel in pre-Civil War Virginia. Though the prose is excellent and interesting, I found the story largely forgettable.
Happy adoption day to the light of my life. For as obsessed as I am with Beau, it's shocking I had never made her homemade dog treats.... I did today! They're perfect for Valentine's Day too!
The book is pretty much summed up in the quote, “We know how to be racist. We know how to pretend to be not racist. Now let’s know how to be antiracist.”
I would not be the person I am today without these authors, their stories, the characters, and the challenges they gave me to face in the mirror and the world. Black authors have done more to open my mind than any other demographic.
The Black Book is a heartbreaking history of Africans’ struggle to gain humanity, recognition, rights, and the hope for equality and citizenship in America from 1619 through the 1940s.
The roaring 20's are here. I'm ready for it. Although, the first 33 days have been anything but a party. Here's to hoping the 3,621 days left have more fun in store for me.