Congratulations to Cat Michaels who won Leonardo the Florentine from last week's blog. ******* I purchased NOTE OF A WHITE BLACK WOMAN several years ago and recently found it while unpacking. I'm glad I did! Judy Scales-Trent provides amazing insights into racial identity as she reveals her thoughts and emotions as a "white black woman." As I often do… Continue reading Multi-Racial Read #19: Notes of a White Black Woman by Judy Scales-Trent- Part I
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Liesl's Ocean Rescue in last week's giveaway. For those who didn't win, you have three more chances to win books this year, for yourself or as a holiday gift for a special young reader in your life. I'm happy to share these books with my fellow bibliophiles! ********* Aptly titled River… Continue reading River Music: A Review, An Interview, And a Giveaway!
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When I packed DearSenator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond in my backpack for a recent trip from Charlotte to Los Angeles, I had no idea that my journey west would replicate one that Essie Mae Washington-Williams took sixty years ago. But the replication process, although interesting and similar, was one of geography… Continue reading Multi-Racial Read #10: Dear Senator Part I