Reading Malcolm X’s autobiography was one of the most life changing texts I’ve ever been able to experience. Malcolm X to me became more than just a historical figure, more than a man you read about in the classroom (if you’re lucky). I spent a good amount of time savoring his narrative, I brought itContinue reading “A Great Revolutionary was Murdered: My Time Learning about the Great Malcolm X”
Category Archives: Books
The Brontë Sisters, a Whole Lot of Reading, and Bernie Sanders
So I’m taking a class called “Reading Childhood Through the Brontës”. I felt it necessary to make it aware to the seven followers on here that my wonderful short book reviews would therefore be temporarily ending. I’m not going to write a review on the nine books I have to read for that class becauseContinue reading “The Brontë Sisters, a Whole Lot of Reading, and Bernie Sanders”
A Brief Book Review: Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis
CW: mentions of sexual assault What is great about this book is what most other pieces of leftist literature seem to lack: it is not pretentious. The language is approachable, the sentences don’t go on and on, and it covers advanced topics and ideas while not seeming overly complicated to get through. Make no mistake,Continue reading “A Brief Book Review: Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis”
The Communist Manifesto and Me
So yeah, I read it. After two failed orders my copy finally came. Was it interesting? Definitely. Do I have more insight on class struggle, historical relevance in the proletariat fight, and vocabulary to express my own thoughts on systemic and oppressive structures? One hundred percent. For me Marx and his manifesto is a dictionary,Continue reading “The Communist Manifesto and Me”
A Brief Book Review: This Changes Everything Capitalism vs the Climate by Naomi Klein
After reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, I was so excited to dive deeper into her work. What I discovered was that her brilliance is unquestionable, revolutionary, and trailblazing. Klein understands exactly what our mainstream culture fails to convey: corporations and global neoliberalism / capitalism are responsible for our climate crises. Furthermore, trying toContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: This Changes Everything Capitalism vs the Climate by Naomi Klein”
A Brief Book Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison
I can safely say that Beloved is the most dense book I have ever read. Not in its page numbers or the amount of words, but in the value each and every sentence carries. Reading just one line in this book was like bathing in a pool of thick molasses. Drink in hand, not knowingContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison”
The Myth of the American President
Yesterday on a day as monotonous and gray as we’ve seen over the past year, I finished reading the book Beloved by Toni Morrison. When the sun rose this morning and the gray clouds returned to their day-shift, I, like many other Americans, tuned into the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States,Continue reading “The Myth of the American President”
A Brief Poem Review: “Dauber” by John Masefield
I first heard “Dauber” about five years ago, sitting on the narrow benches across from the rocking tables that can only be found in the main saloon of a schooner. Shenandoah is her name. Captain would read us this poem most nights. I have to admit, most of us, including myself, zoned out or nappedContinue reading “A Brief Poem Review: “Dauber” by John Masefield”
Some Detailed thoughts on the book Across the Line: Profiles In Basketball Courage: Tales Of The First Black Players In The ACC and SEC by Barry Jacobs
Over the past year our country has been forced to have conversations about the historical and systemic oppression against people of color in our society. The murder of black people in this country can now be filmed- which has sparked outrage and conversations like never before. Both the killing of George Floyd and my ownContinue reading “Some Detailed thoughts on the book Across the Line: Profiles In Basketball Courage: Tales Of The First Black Players In The ACC and SEC by Barry Jacobs”
A Brief Book Review: Invisibility Blues by Michele Wallace
Ironically the first time I had something to do with Michele Wallace was when I read her mother’s famous children’s book, Tar Beach. I initially bought this book because it was on sale at my local bookstore and seemed like something I’d like. Finding out that Wallace was actually the daughter of Ringgold, who’s workContinue reading “A Brief Book Review: Invisibility Blues by Michele Wallace”
Stories, Dreams, & Spaces 