Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, A Book Review

Honestly, one of the greatest books I have ever read, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, is nothing less than extraordinary. I could not help but write a review! Homegoing is a historical fiction narrative that follows two families in Ghana and the United States over 300 years. The novel traces several generations from the late 18th…

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Book Review: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler is a poignant and witty collection of informal interviews, stories, and experiences related by women from all different walks of life celebrating female sexuality and bringing to light sexual violence against women. The book is hilarious, entertaining, poetic, at times jaw-dropping, and admonishing. As an unexpected success, The Vagina…

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Guns, Violence, and Fear: What Have We Done?

Yesterday was the start of a new week after the needless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Sandy Hook, CT, on Dec 14, 2012. I dropped off my child at school yesterday morning and was saddened to see a police car and two officers with their guns standing outside the school in place of the…

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