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Re-Reading Black Folktales by Julius Lester (1939-2018)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Leslie / 16 Comments

A few weeks ago, I re-read Black Folktales by Julius Lester, and posted a short review of it on goodreads.com.  This morning I opened up yesterday’s New Y...

Blogging/Books/Coffee Table Books/Culture/New Generation African Poets

😘To The African Book Addict!, With Love!

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Leslie / 16 Comments

What are your ideas about being well-read? Do you consider yourself to be well-read? I was asked this question by Darkowaa, who hosts African Book Addict!, a wo...

Books/Coffee Table Books/Culture/Fashion/Photography/Visual Art

Let’s Talk About Dandies! A Look at Shantrelle P. Lewis’s Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Leslie / 21 Comments

As I flipped through the pages of Shantrelle P. Lewis’s Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style, I recalled the black men of style I grew up seeing in Detr...

Books/Culture/Doris Lessing/Film/Jean-Paul Civeyrac/Musings

“My Friend Victoria”: Finding Value in Uncomfortable Readings & Viewings Part Two

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Leslie / 2 Comments

PART TWO (Read PART ONE) The farther away I get from my first impressions of this story the more it becomes other things. Is this what happened when Jean Paul C...

Books/Culture/Doris Lessing/Film/Jean-Paul Civeyrac/Musings

“My Friend Victoria”: Finding Value in Uncomfortable Readings & Viewings

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Leslie / 3 Comments

PART ONE I am having difficulty thinking about the film “My Friend Victoria” and the Doris Lessing novella “Victoria and the Staveneys,” from which the film was...

Carole Harris/Culture/Identity Politics/Jamila Woods/JenClare Gawaran/Mary Laredo Herbeck/Miroslawa Sztuczka/Rashaun Rucker/Salwan George/Stephanie James/Tyson J. Sawyer/Visual Art/Vito Jesus Valdez

“The Essential Self: Meditations On The Politics of Identity”

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Leslie / 14 Comments

I have enjoyed many an hour in galleries, museums, and—quite frankly, folk’s homes and work spaces—looking at visual art, artifacts, photographs, maps, and what...

Books/Culture/Musings

Tearful Reunion With Some Classics

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Leslie / 16 Comments

Oh! How is your summer going? I also mean: goodness gracious but I hope you have had some fun and/or a vacation and things like that….! ….found myse...

Books/Culture/Film/folklore/Folks/Food/Julie Dash/Memoir/Vertamae Smart Grosvenor

Reading: Vibration Cooking or the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Leslie / 2 Comments

Vibration Cooking or the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor My rating: 4 of 5 stars (I had to read this groundbreaking book once I learn...

Books/Culture/Film/folklore/Food/Julie Dash/Vertamae Smart Grosvenor

Soulful Nourishment: Getting A Whiff of Julie Dash’s New Project

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Leslie / 6 Comments

This morning while reading one of my favorite blogs—Michael Twitty’s Afroculinaria—I learned about a very important project that I have to mention h...

Have You Read These? (Recent Posts)

  • National Poetry Month Post #2: Read “Genesis of A Street Warrior” by Leslie Reese
  • National Poetry Month Post #1: Read “rhythm and ocean meditation #1” by Leslie Reese
  • Are You Apprehensive About Reading Books by Black Authors? A Chat with #ReadSoulLit Photo Challenge Creator, Didi Borie
  • Re-Reading Black Folktales by Julius Lester (1939-2018)
  • #Throwback Thursday: What Do Louise DeSalvo and Aesop Have in Common?
  • Memories Evoked While Reading The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

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