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Black Twitter: A People’s History

Black Twitter a People's HIstory with four illustrations of famous memes featuring Black people

Black Twitter: A People’s History was terrific and I really enjoyed it. I’m not Black, but I was on Twitter, and I bumped into Black Twitter frequently, especially 5-10 years ago. Seeing the documentary and the different people – Baratunde, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, April Reign – talking about their own experiences and their analysis has the feeling of meeting someone you knew only on Twitter. It works in reverse, too: my husband was half-listening and … Continue reading Black Twitter: A People’s History

Book Review

Rogue Desire: A Romance Anthology

Rogue Desire

This collection is billed as an anthology for fans of The West Wing, for fired up resistance fighters, and for anyone who’s had a crush on that guy at the protest. To be honest, I have not had any crushes on guys at protests, because the ones I tend to notice are the ones acting like fools, so there’s that. However, all of those other things describe me. There are 8 stories in this book … Continue reading Rogue Desire: A Romance Anthology