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Elise
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous...
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Madi
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Book Review: Ace of Spades - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Summary: “An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized...
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Elise
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Sep 20, 20224 min read
Binge-worthy Books: Passing by Nella Larsen
Welcome to Binge-worthy Books, where we review the title for that month's edition of our new Streaming Book Club, a book club around...
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Elise
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Help by Katherine Stockett
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Jan 18, 20227 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Nov 16, 20214 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Submission
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Apr 21, 20216 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Apr 6, 20217 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: Evicted by Matthew Desmond
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Elise
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we'll be publishing the previous months' discussion questions here. I...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - 12/30/2020 - '& even the black guy's profile reads 'sorry...' by Danez Smith
For the last ‘Poem of the Week’ feature for 2020, I decided to pick a poem from one of my new favorite poets I happened to stumble upon...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 16, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - December 16th, 2020 - 'Testimony (For Tamir Rice 2002-2014) by Hafizah Geter
For this week’s poem of the week, I chose a poem from a collection released this year by an up-and-coming poet by the name of Hafizah...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 8, 20207 min read
Book Review: How To Make A Slave and Other Essays - Jerald Walker
Short Review: How To Make a Slave and Other Essays, a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and the first essay collection by writer Jerald...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 25, 20206 min read
Poem of the Week - 11/23/2020 - 'When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving' by Reginald Dwayne Betts
This week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of Reginald Dwayne Betts, an up-and-coming poet whose most recent collection, Felon, sent...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Poem of the Week - November 15th, 2020 - 'in broad dayliGht black moms look grieving' by Roya Marsh
This week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of a rising star in the poetry world, a poet, performer, educator, and activist named Roya...
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