“Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of the tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.” From teaching my mother how to give birth by Warshan Shire After I take her… Continue reading Hafsa: A Difficult Name
Month: August 2018
What To Read On #BookLoversDay
Today, August 9th is a holiday for my people, it is #BookLoversDay. This holiday encourages everyone to pick up a book and read. These are some of my favorite books broken up by genres. Fiction I read a lot of books about slavery because those who do not know the past will repeat it. Also, it… Continue reading What To Read On #BookLoversDay