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Book 12: The Bluest Eye-Toni Morrison

By: like black butterflies May 20, 2018May 4, 2020

Love30 to 30, black women authors, book review, Journey to 30, racism, trauma, violenceLeave a Comment

I’ve been hearing people talk about the importance of this work for years, and yet it was one of the few texts by Toni Morrison I wasn’t particularly interested in reading. I added it to my list because it seemed like it was time that I learned for myself what all the discussion was about.…

bell hooks on “Worship of death”

By: like black butterflies April 3, 2018November 8, 2020

Liberatebell hooks, Black Lives Matter, capitalism, social norms, violence, white supremacy, words of wisdomLeave a Comment

In our culture the worship of death is so intense it stands in the way of love… We will witness the death of others or we will witness our own dying, even if it’s just in that brief instance when life is fading away. Living with lovelessness is not a problem we openly and readily…

Book 3: The Coldest Winter Ever–Sister Souljah

By: like black butterflies November 19, 2017February 27, 2020

Learn30 to 30, black girl magic, black women authors, books, institutional racism, Journey to 30, mass incarceration, public health, relationships, reproductive rights, structural racism, violenceLeave a Comment

I know that I’m super late, but if anybody happens to be later than me, this is a must read! I read this book like I (used to) binge TV series on Netflix, and it’s about 400 pages long. But it reads like you’re watching episodes of TV. It’s Power before Power existed, from a…