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Tag: justice

Book Cover Native Son by Richard Wright
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020

Book Review :: Native Son

I first read Native Son in college. (That’s my copy in the photo.) And while I know I read it – there are highlights, notes […] Read More

Fight Systemic Racism BLM Fist
Blog Awards, Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Racial Equality :: Suggested Reading, Viewing, Listening

As our country comes face to face once again with systemic racism and the enormous gaps in race equality, many are turning to various forms […] Read More

In the Dark Podcast
Podcast, Things I Love Posted onAugust 16, 2018

Podcasts :: Recommendations, Part 2

I wrote a year or so ago about some podcast recommendations and how listening to them had cut into my time for audio books. This […] Read More

Kristin-Hannah-Great-Alone
Book Reviews, Books, Headline Posted onJuly 1, 2018July 6, 2018

Book Review :: The Great Alone

I had such high hopes. I’ve been reading Kristin Hannah for a long time – or maybe I should say, I’ve been listening to her […] Read More

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Book Clubs, Books, Justice, Out and About Posted onJune 14, 2018July 6, 2018

Literary Volunteerism :: Books for Africa

A couple of times a year, my team at work volunteers with a different not-for-profit around Atlanta. Last month, we spent a morning with Books […] Read More

An American Marriage
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onMay 10, 2018June 8, 2019

Book Review :: An American Marriage

I’ve been mulling over this review of An American Marriage for a while, wanting to write it in a way that does it justice. To […] Read More

Fact of a Body Review
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Justice Posted onFebruary 23, 2018July 9, 2018

Book Review :: The Fact of a Body

I bought The Fact of a Body after hearing about it on the Literary Disco podcast*. My plan had been to give it my dad […] Read More

Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJanuary 14, 2018July 10, 2018

Book Review :: Where Do We Go from Here

Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community is the last book Martin Luther King, Jr. penned before his assassination in 1968. It’s a series of […] Read More

Justice Posted onOctober 14, 2015April 19, 2016

Justice :: Fair Trade

October is Fair Trade month! When I posted about justice earlier this year, I said that one of the points made to me was, if […] Read More

Justice, Out and About Posted onMay 16, 2015December 31, 2015

Justice :: Nail Salons

Years before I heard Beth Cossin talk about human trafficking and the prevalence of it in nail salons, I contemplated the business viability of my […] Read More

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Consequences
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Consequences
by Penelope Lively
The Four Winds
it was ok
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
Oh William!
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Oh William!
by Elizabeth Strout
All Our Wordly Goods
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All Our Wordly Goods
by Irène Némirovsky
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
by Kerry Patterson

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