Black History

  • July 2024 Reading Recap

    August 2, 2024 would have been James Baldwin’s 100th birthday. Inspirational author, cultural critic, and civil rights activist, Baldwin authored seven novels, and countless short stories and essays. I read several this month in honor of his birthday, and expect to read several more in August, as many organizations and institutions celebrate his work and

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  • April 2024 Reading Recap

    This month I was once again reminded of the stark difference between adoptee stories told by adoptees, adoptee stories told by non-adoptee allies, and adoptee stories told by those who use us as plot points, perpetuating inaccurate and harmful tropes. I read books that are examples of all three in April.   Please support adoptee

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  • Reflections on the Foremost

    What happens when you read the foremost [white] expert on a person’s work, before reading the work itself? No person of my complexion can visit this country without being struck with the marked difference between the English and the Americans. American abolitionist, historian, and author William Wells Brown, upon arrival in Liverpool, July 1849. For

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Women with long, curly hair seated on a stoop. She is wearing an army green jacket and jeans, smiling at the camera.