During the COVID 19 Lockdown I read the biography A Father First, How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball by retired NBA star Dwyane Wade. The book was published in 2012. It tells the story of Dwyane’s life while focussing on his relationship with his boys. He is the father of two sons and he also raisedContinue reading “Lockdown Reviews: A Father First, How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball”
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Lockdown Reviews: Showboat The Life of Kobe Bryant
Like much of the United States and possibly the world I am on lockdown because of COVID – 19. I have two jobs and both have shut down for the last five weeks due to government orders to prevent the spread of the plague. This has given me a lot of time to catch upContinue reading “Lockdown Reviews: Showboat The Life of Kobe Bryant”
Hot Girl Summer: “Believe It”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “Believe It””
Hot Girl Summer: “The Boleyn Wife”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “The Boleyn Wife””
Hot Girl Summer: “Woman of Virtue”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “Woman of Virtue””
Hot Girl Summer: “Perfect is Boring”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “Perfect is Boring””
Hot Girl Summer: “Girl Wash Your Face”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “Girl Wash Your Face””
Hot Girl Summer: “Darkness to Light”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s aContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer: “Darkness to Light””
“The Bluest Eye” and What it Means in 2019 – Toni Morrison February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019
Literary hero Toni Morrison died earlier this week. Her powerful novel The Bluest Eye is what makes Ms. Morrison a legend in my eyes. The book was released in 1970 and exposed ugly truths about Black women and self image and the effect it has on an individual’s psyche and overall well being. I readContinue reading ““The Bluest Eye” and What it Means in 2019 – Toni Morrison February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019″
#3FaveBooksWhenIWasAKid
Yesterday was one of those days that I really miss my Twitter account. My account has been locked down since February because I expressed that the boy from Covington High School deserved to be punched in the chest. I was on the Twitter account of my workplace today and I saw #3FaveBooksWhenIWasAKid. I wanted toContinue reading “#3FaveBooksWhenIWasAKid”
