Black History should never be delegated to just one month a year. Black History should be studied, acknowledged, and shared in all that we do. We should be intentional in the lense we view history through, always.

Fiction is how we come to share experiences together. Only Black authors can write authentically about the experience of being Black. “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing” - Audre Lorde. Be deliberate in choosing fiction books.

There is a unique power in the cadence of a poem. All the rules can broken to get a message across. If ever there was a place to resist, it’s in a poem.

Raising children to dismantle inequality, discrimination, and stereotypes means reading books that do the same. Representation matters. Children are our future, we can help them see and celebrate themselves and each other.

You cannot have feminism without antiracism. To understand one, you must understand the other. I believe we can achieve great compassion by deeply diving into the social constructs of race and gender.

I find those who write memoirs to be the bravest of writers. By taking creativity to a new level of vulnerability, these authors put you right into their shoes.