A Book and Film I Recommend: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Another book from my personal shelf… Some books stay with you long after you’ve finished reading them. Bastard Out of Carolina (1992) is one of those books. But I want…
Another book from my personal shelf… Some books stay with you long after you’ve finished reading them. Bastard Out of Carolina (1992) is one of those books. But I want…
I watched Season 2 of Reasonable Doubt with two sets of eyes. I watched as a viewer who wanted a good story. But I also watched as an advocate who…
I saw this amazing woman speak at a conference, bought her book at a table there, and finished it in one night. Great book. LaVon Morris-Grant survived what could easily…
Melba Wilson wrote about something that Black women had certainly been living but had rarely been given room to discuss publicly: incest and childhood sexual abuse inside Black families. Crossing…
Gordon Braxton begins Empowering Black Boys to Challenge Rape Culture with an admission that should make adults stop and think. He was already in his third year of college before…
“History, despite Its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, But if faced with courage, Need not be lived again.” —Maya Angelou “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was the #3…
Retracing Mattie Michael’s Footsteps: Sometimes We Have to Ask Why We Love the Way We Love There are women we meet in stories who stay with us because we recognize…
Some of us fell in love with The Joy Luck Club before we ever saw the movie. We carried Amy Tan’s women around in our heads. Mothers. Daughters. Women trying…
Who has to report? Who needs permission? Who gets privacy? Whose feelings matter?Whose movements are recorded? Who must prove herself responsible? Who gets questioned about ordinary adult choices? Who can…
There are many ways to hide violence. A locked door will do it. So will money, shame, family loyalty, professional prestige, religious authority, fear and a community determined not…