This was such a spectacular read. I don’t mean that in the flippant casual sense… it was a book that hurt me to read, that triggered my own sense of fear for the folks that I could lose at the hands of police violence. There were moments that were beautiful and tender, juxtaposed by the stories of what should be unconsciounable and unimaginable harm and neglect being done to the people whom Patrisse loved most in the world.
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What an incredible read. I was so excited to dive into this book, and Ms. Hurston did not let me down! In her foreward, Alice Walker calls it a “maestrapiece,” defined as “the feminine perspective or part of the structure, whether in stone or fancy, without which the entire edifice is a lie.” Walker’s writes an opening blessing over this work that primes you for the breadth and depth of the experience you are about to embark upon.
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@LitBlkGrl Summer Reading Community
I am super excited to announce Literary Black Girl’s first ever reading community! Over the next three months, June through August, I invite you (and your friends!) to join me as we read and come together over two books monthly.
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