Best of My 2021 Black History Month Buys
I don’t know when this happened, but Target has recently become one of the best box stores to find amazing stuff that celebrate Black people and our culture during Black History Month. Last year, I …
Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!
Today is not only the first day of Black History Month, it is Langston Hughes’ birthday. Born James Mercer Langston Hughes in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes eventually became one of America’s greatest and most …
January 2021: What I Read, Watched, and Heard
We are in 2021, which started with serious 2020 vibes, but has been looking up since January 20th. While trying to survive this panorama and watching America’s homegrown terrorists storm the Capitol building, I was …
Happy Birthday, Gloria Naylor!
Born January 25, 1950, today would be Gloria Naylor’s 71st birthday. Naylor was born in New York City to sharecroppers who escaped the segregated South and migrated north to Harlem in search of better opportunities. …
This January Haul is Jammin’ on the One
New year, same haul! I wasn’t expected to have this big of a haul, but the deals had me singing another tune. Keep reading to see where I went and what I spent my coint …
5 Must-Read Books in Honor of MLK Day
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his campaign of nonviolent activism during the Civil Rights Movement. Many use the day to participate in the MLK Day of …
4 Powerful Documentaries to Stream During MLK Weekend
It’s MLK Weekend, which means a lot of folks get to enjoy a three-day weekend. If you are using this time to get in more streaming, make sure to add some of these documentaries that …
8 Eleanor & Park Quotes About First Love (and Loss)
Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn’t recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn’t recognize the formatting. When he touched Eleanor’s hand, he …
Eleanor & Park Book Review
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Summary: During the 1986 school year, star-crossed misfits Eleanor and Park know that first love almost never lasts, but they are brave and desperate enough to give love a …
Trash Talk: Top 10 December Empties
Regular readers know when I share my empties, they are in for quite the novella. This month was no exception. Like in November, I finished a bucket load of products in December. However, this time …