Michelle Obama is funny, complex, intelligent, thoughtful, realistic, loyal, hopefully, and more. It’s so easy to water down a person to the image presented by the media; more often than not, she was left to be the woman standing behind the man in the white house. Up until Becoming, I knew very little about her life outside of the basics.
Tag: American History
The Black Book
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.
Black History Month 2020
Happy Black History Month!!! I'm doing what I can to open people's minds and break down racism. I don't have a huge platform, but I'll use what I have to make the world a better place for everyone.
New Bern, North Carolina: Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola
New Bern, North Carolina is one of the cutest towns I've ever seen. Not only is it the second oldest town in NC, it's the Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola. Everything about the town makes it absolutely worth the day trip!
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding tells the unlikely story of how a German stronghold in the center of Paris became the safest place to hide American refugees.
The Travelers by Regina Porter
I have too many good things to say about this novel for a soundbite. Absolutely affecting in every way.