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    Books to Read During Black History Month

    ByMichelle

    It is Black History Month.  This past year, I had the pleasure of being introduced to some great authors and stories that really hit home and I enjoyed immensely.  If you are looking for something to read this month, I recommend these books. [amazon_link asins=’1501126067,0451494601,0316382930,1481438255,148478748X,0525428526,073522871X,0803740859,1608196267,1455553948′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’us-1′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’d7e3eea3-0db9-11e8-8041-b9ac8372c0ac’] Jesmyn Ward I was introduced to…

  • Sing, Unburied, Sing

    ByMichelle

    From the author of Salvage the Bones comes another great American novel set in the rural south of the Gulf Coast of Mississippi where young Jojo lives with his grandparents and baby sister.  His white father (Michael) is locked up in the state penitentiary.  His mother (Leonie), a drug addict and sometimes mother, is absent…