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Fortified with Vitamins and Spirituals

The Watching Transgression in Public Spaces: A dialogue between bell hooks and Arthur Jafa James Baldwin: 1979 Speech Angela Davis: How Does Change Happen? Nikky Finney: 2012 National Book Festival Achieving our Country: James Baldwin and American Morality -“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it,Continue reading “Fortified with Vitamins and Spirituals”

Some quotes from About Writing by Samuel R. Delany

I read a good chunk of About Writing by Samuel R. Delany on my morning commute. I borrowed the ebook from the library; there are no page numbers for the quotes but I did reference the part of the book it was found in. This is just the tip of the iceberg, but highlighting andContinue reading “Some quotes from About Writing by Samuel R. Delany”

Sorry, Charlie.

I was cleaning up files on my computer and came across notes that I took for a potential blog post on the Charlie Chan mystery novels and racism. I had a grand plan – I would read all of the books and discuss the race issues. Reading all of the books wasn’t a problem. WhenContinue reading “Sorry, Charlie.”