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17 reviews

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America by Nefertiti Austin

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth

adventurous funny inspiring slow-paced

3.75

These are the quotes I reflect on the most from this book:

As a culture, we love a celebration. We love a first. We hold them high. We all marvel at headlines and highlight reels. But we rarely discuss the marks and scars and bruises that come with breaking through glass ceilings.

When the music changes, so must your dance

We don’t prioritize our time with ourselves. We rarely set aside moments to be still, to access our center. And the bottom line is, when we don’t focus on our inner light, it dims.

We fell into a different kind of love. One that was sturdier, safer, and more like home than anything I'd ever experienced.

Overall an enjoyable read. I wouldn’t read it again. While it was funny, lighthearted and filled with a few entertaining stories, the writing was very slow. I almost put it down a few times. I felt it lacked layers for me. The author also centered her success and accomplishments giving very much capitalism but Black. I found it hard to relate to her experiences as she has various layers of privilege that weren’t really spoken about. 

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Parable of the Brown Girl: The Sacred Lives of Girls of Color by Khristi Lauren Adams

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging by Willie James Jennings

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25