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lozbarber93's review
4.0
Some of these really stood out. Especially The Day I watched the Mike Brown Trial, War No More & Lost & Found.
jacalyndb's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Tifara does an amazing job setting up the poems, spoken words, and stories to tell a beautiful story that flows. I can only imagine the countless untold stories of how blacks gruesomely died at the hands of white people and how those were swept under the rug. This book is a reminder & reflection for us to remember where we’ve come from and where we need to head.
juhivarshney's review
5.0
Brown weaves a powerful narrative of navigating the past and present through this collection of poems and stories. With specificity, a willingness to lean into the raw and painful, glimmers of joy and pride, she lets us -briefly- step into a Black woman’s body and see the world how it sees her. The writing flows like honey, smooth and thick, and wrapped up in her words is powerful commentary on the legacy of losing an ancestor to lynching (Eye Contact), the exploitation of Black women’s bodies (Honeysuckle), the weight of police violence that goes unchecked (The Day I Watched the Mike Brown Trial), the little shards from a supposed post-racial world (Classroom Lectures), existing in spaces that others feel like she shouldn’t be in (The Day I Was 19), how racism can take away innocent wonder (Orange Wildflowers - “I don’t want to dance anymore.” phew), and fighting for dignity in a world designed to systematically strip it away (Lost and Found). This collection pulses with grace in the face of injustice, beauty in response to the wrongs she has inherited and continues to face. Thank you Tifara for sharing this with the world ❤️
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