Book: Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Riverhead Books Publication date: 2002 Pages: 300 Source: Purchased Summary: The 92nd Infantry Division, composed of black soldiers and their white commanders, invaded Italy in 1944 encountering desperate entrenched … Continue reading →
This post is inspired by the novel Julia’s Child by Sarah Pinneo. Worried about what her kids eat, Julia Bailey starts a prepared organic toddler meals business. With names like Gentil Lentil, can Julia balance work and family and still save the … Continue reading →
Book: Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai Genre: Memoir Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication date: 2006 Pages: 314 Source: Library Summary: Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, empowering women to plant trees, and won the Nobel Peace Prize … Continue reading →
Book: Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, And Black Women In America by Melissa V. Harris-Perry Genre: Political Science Publisher: Yale University Press Publication date: 2011 Pages: 300 Source: Purchased Summary: In Sister Citizen, Melissa Harris-Perry names three stereotypes that burden black women in America: Jezebel, the hypersexual woman; … Continue reading →
Book: Never Been a Time: The 1917 Race Riot that Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Harper Barnes Genre: History Publisher: Walker & Company Publication date: 2008 Pages: 247 Source: Library Summary: The subtitle of Never Been a Time, the 1917 race … Continue reading →
When I learned that the From Left to Write Book Club was reading Cleopatra: A Life, I realized that I could picture Cleopatra in my mind. She looks exactly like Elizabeth Taylor. Apparently, I’m not the only one. The first … Continue reading →
The Annual Book Selection and Potluck meeting for my book club was Thursday. I posted the book lists yesterday: Book Club Selections, the long and short of it. Today, for Weekend Cooking, I’m posting the recipe for the dish I provided … Continue reading →
The Diversity Book Club that began in the summer of 2008 after a tragedy in our community (I wrote more here: First BAND post: Favorite Nonfiction) had our Annual Book Selection and Potluck Meeting last night. It was so much fun! Good … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. Read … Continue reading →
Book: Little X: Growing Up in the Nation of Islam by Sonsyrea Tate Genre: Memoir Publisher: University of Tennessee Press Publication date: 2005 (originally published 1997) Pages: 230 Source: Purchased Summary: Little X is the story of a girl who was … Continue reading →