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  • Problematic

    Problematic

    Problematic Vol. 1 by Ladii Nesha My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up Problematic (Vol. 1) because Ladii Nesha usually hooks me from page one — and she did exactly that again.…

  • Keeper of Lost Children

    Keeper of Lost Children

    Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had recently read other books by Sadeqa Johnson, so when The Keeper of Lost Children debuted in February, I knew…

  • Cutthroat

    Cutthroat

    Cutthroat by Octavia Grant My rating: 5 of 5 stars Finally got around to reading Cutthroat by Octavia Grant — it had been sitting on my Kindle for a minute after someone recommended it,…

  • With Love from Harlem

    With Love from Harlem

    With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott by ReShonda Tate My rating: 5 of 5 stars Okay sooo… I hadn’t read ReShonda since the Curtis Black era, but a friend surprised me…

  • Walking with our ancestors

    My Visit to The Peace and Justice Memorial in Montgomery, AL Let me tell y’all something… nothing, and I mean nothing, could’ve prepared me for the spiritual weight and sacred power I felt walking…