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06/19/2026

Looking for a Juneteenth {audio} booklist? Join me on Libro.fm!

Juneteenth {audio} booklist: https://libro.fm/playlists/juneteenth-bookseller-recommended

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*I'm listening to Zeal by Morgan Jerkins.

Saturday, June 19th, is Juneteenth: the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, and the longest-running African-American holiday. Here are bookseller-recommended for audiobooks to listen to this Juneteenth.

05/26/2026

And... Black rest is Black resistance.

2026 was full circle, breathe in breathe out, healing inside out.
2023. The last time I...we participated was 2023. The same year my Joe left this earth. Radio silence.

To see all of your faces. To laugh open hearted laughs. To hug long hard hugs softly. And to cry tears quietly as I remembered him there. Surrounded by you.
Elicited joy. In sorrow. And I'm still thinking about that joy because it was so warm and messy and beautiful.
Thank you for sharing space with me in the space I created for you to remind you to rest.
I refuse to be too exhausted to heal.

So as "they" say... I'm poppin out! Or is it... I'm outside?

Wherever it is, please come with me. I wanna share some books (and time) with you.

Ps. One person told me my skin looked great and another told me I was glowing. Then somebody else interrupted me trying to sell a book to tell me I am beautiful... With so much sincerity my eyes burned.
Baby I do believe this resting is working🌻

Thank you again

02/23/2026

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Sign Up For the PRE-LAUNCH of Reading Beyond Racism Bookclub!
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February Meditation
Reading Beyond Survival: A Community Reading of Parable of the Sower

February 23-March 2, 2026 7 PM

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is not just a novel-it is a mirror.

In a world shaped by collapse, inequality and survival, Butler asks urgent questions about community, belief, power and change.

The last week in February, join Reading Beyond Racism for a facilitated, virtual community reading designed to hold reflection, emotion, and dialogue with care.

This is not a lecture.
This is a guided space.

Reserve your spot. [Link in bio]

02/19/2026

Sign Up For the PRE-LAUNCH of Reading Beyond Racism Bookclub!
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February Meditation
Reading Beyond Survival: A Community Reading of Parable of the Sower

February 23-March 2, 2026

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is not just a novel-it is a mirror.

In a world shaped by collapse, inequality and survival, Butler asks urgent questions about community, belief, power and change.

The last week in February, join Reading Beyond Racism for a facilitated, virtual community reading designed to hold reflection, emotion, and dialogue with care.

This is not a lecture.
This is a guided space.

Reserve your spot. [Link in bio]

02/16/2026

February 23-March 2, I’m hosting a guided, virtual community reading of Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.

This is not a lecture or book report. It’s a facilitated space to reflect, connect, and sit with the world Butler imagined—and the one we’re living in now.

Join us.

[ Reserve Your Spot ]

Grateful for the season of rest, recuperation and reset. Now it's ACCELERATION season!

02/15/2026

February 23-March 2, I’m hosting a guided, virtual community reading of Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.

This is not a lecture or book report. It’s a facilitated space to reflect, connect, and sit with the world Butler imagined—and the one we’re living in now.

Join us.

[ Reserve Your Spot ]
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Grateful for the season of rest, recuperation and reset. Now it's ACCELERATION season!

02/15/2026

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."  -Zora Neale Hurston
2026: Questions being answered.

02/05/2026