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Review: Hold by Michael Donkor

Review: Hold by Michael Donkor

Hold also known as Housegirl in the US is the debut novel by Black British author Michael Donkor. I was really excited to read this novel for three reasons...

Posted on 28 September 201829 October 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged African culture, Black British, Black-British lit, books, culture. 5 Comments

Review: Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible

Review: Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible

Slay in Your Lane is the ultimate inspirational guide to life for Black British women. Written by best friends Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke, the book is a little bit like talking with your own best friends or even older sisters...

Posted on 1 September 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged authors, b, Black British, blogging, books, culture, family, feminism, media, opinion, politics, relationships, society, women. 4 Comments

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Having stumbled across a film trailer for the highly anticipated release of Crazy Rich Asians, I thought I'd give this much talked about novel a read to see for myself what the hype was all about.

Posted on 14 May 201817 May 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged blogging, books, chick-lit, culture, diversity, film, reviews. Leave a comment

The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi

Three years after the historic election of Barack Obama, Obi Ifeanyi is settling into marriage and fatherhood, whilst trying to hide secrets from his past that could well wreck everything he holds dear.

Posted on 17 March 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged African culture, books, culture, family, race. 1 Comment

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#Justheard - A powerful soul-jazz piece of Black history later transformed into a 90s dance anthem.
A little literary interlude! I just finished reading Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by @lizziedamiblackburn. A funny, heartwarming tale which packs a punch with its message of self love and acceptance. Perfect summer read 🌅 📖
The Street was the first novel by Biyi Bandele that I read, and it blew my mind by how beautiful, sad, funny and weird it was. I fell immediately in love with his writing and the characters he developed, even the sketchy ones. I'd never read anything like it, didn't know you could write like that, and I really wanted to write like that.
#Justheard 'I'll Take You There' by The Staple Singers. A happy, feel-good, inspirational hit song, which may or may not have sexual connotations depending on how you like to interpret your music, but actually has a very tragic origin story.
"Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam". Though her civil rights legacy went largely unspoken of in the latter part of her career, Nina Simone was hailed the 'voice of the Black Power movement'. Mississippi Goddam was her first and one of her most famous protest songs.
The first post of the Just Heard series. This one looks at James Brown's infamous 1968 hit Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud).
It's been a fair while since I've posted but I'm back with a new mini project called Just Heard which explores the lyrics of soul and rnb music of the 60s and 70s, looking at them from a socio-political and cultural context. Featured songs include Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud by James Brown, Is It Because I'm Black by Syl Johnson and Woman Of The Ghetto by Marlena Shaw
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Wow, what a novel! Powerfully written, Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson is about a super talented aspiring singer, Enchanted, who at the age of 17 meets her hero and crush, singer Korey Fields. He takes an interest in her to develop her career and it's not long before things take a very dark turn....

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