Thought of the Day

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afro, natural hair

Wear your crown

Like it kissed the sun

And made the moon jealous

Love, Peace, and Hair Grease.

Thought of the Day

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Falls Park, Greenville, South Carolina

If it doesn’t serve you, let it go.

Love, Peace, and Hair Grease.

Falls Park. Greenville, SC. Photography: Sandra Yvette Renrick

The Day The Libraries Closed

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Coronavirus, Covid-19, Greenville County, Greenville County Library, Pandemic, South Carolina

I have spent a good portion of my life in my local library, but since March 17^th every library in Greenville County, South Carolina has been closed due to COVID-19.

Book Review: Clap When You Land By Elizabeth Acevedo

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Clap When You Land, Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, Silver Sparrow, Tayari Jones, Young Adult Fiction

Clap When You Land is lyrical and sumptuously written. Elizabeth Acevedo returns to writing in verse for her third novel, and it is masterful take on love, grief, and family secrets.

Book Giveaway: “With The Fire On High” by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Books, Elizabeth Acevedo, Fiction Addiction, Harper Collins, HarperTeen, Novels, With The Fire On High

Book Giveaway

One of the best novels that I’ve read this year is With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo.

Book Review: The Belles

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African-American Literature, beauty, Dhonielle Clayton, Disney Book Group, Freeform Books, The Belles, Young Adult Black Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

One of the most anticipated young adult novels of 2018 was The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. I’ve had it on my book list since I heard about it last year, and I finally read it a few weeks ago. Let me just say this: the novel lives up to the hype.

Book Review: Monday’s Not Coming

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African-American Literature, Harper Collins, Katherine Tegen Books, Missing Black Children, Missing Children, Monday's Not Coming, ReadUp, Tiffany D. Jackson, Young Adult Black Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

It’s been a long time since I’ve read a novel where the plot centered around a child who was missing. Maybe, I deliberately avoided such books because of my career as a journalist.

Book Review: Grandma’s Purse

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Alfred A. Knopf, black children books, Borzoi Book, Grandma's Purse, Vanessa Brantley-Newton

When I was little girl, I loved it when my grandmother would come for a visit. She would usually sleepover, and, sometimes, I would share a room with her.

Book Review: My Hair Is A Garden

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Albert Whitman & Company, black picture books, Cozbi A. Cabrera, My Hair Is A Garden, natural hair, natural hair picture books, picture books

My Hair Is A Garden is the book to give to your daughters, grand-daughters, and nieces. It should be handed down from one generation to the next like grandma’s recipes for macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pie, and cornbread.

Thought Of The Day: Magic

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going natural, natural hair

Hair that naturally defies gravity is magic. No hocus pocus required.

Love, Peace, Hair Grease.