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Montana Houston
Jun 30, 20223 min read
Human Emotion Personified + "Witness" by Jamel Brinkley
A sad story about siblings, death, and mismatched love... but it's so, so, so good!
Montana Houston
May 3, 20225 min read
The Story of an Icon+ Becoming by Michelle Obama
The classic autobiography by the classic icon, Michelle Obama, doesn't disappoint (though it can feel too long at times).
Montana Houston
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Properly Puzzling + "Prophets" by Brandon Taylor
A story about the proper way to interact with racism (I think). *Trigger warning*
Montana Houston
Feb 28, 20223 min read
The PETTIEST Story You Will Ever Read + "Belles Lettres" by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
The title says it all. Except 'pettiest' could easily be exchanged for 'funniest'.
Montana Houston
Feb 1, 20222 min read
The Consequence in Silence + "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" by Audre Lorde
A powerful anecdote by the amazing Audre Lorde about the consequences of staying silent in a society that already silences many.
Montana Houston
Jan 18, 20228 min read
Which Wes Moore Are You? + The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
The tale of two America through the memoirs of two men of the same name. I'm willing to bet you see yourself in one of them, if not both.
Montana Houston
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Not So Happy After All + "Happily Every After" by Danielle Evans
A harrowing portrait of a Black woman's struggle with self-worth - a must read.
Montana Houston
Jun 7, 20215 min read
New But Not The Same + The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
A dense yet necessary read. My review scratches the surface of the content of this book - read how our new social caste is the penal system
Montana Houston
Mar 8, 20214 min read
Started From the Bottom Now We Here + Up From The Bottom by Isaac Ford, Jr.
Reasons to sit down and ready yourself to be inspired in one sitting. Who knew memoirs evoked so much reflection?
Montana Houston
Mar 5, 20216 min read
The Title Says It All + How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
The only guide needed to put our racialize socialization in check. Definition afcinados beware. Read before Stamped From the Beginning.
Montana Houston
Feb 18, 20215 min read
The Fire NOW + The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
A great, primary literary source on being Black in America. And unfortunately, not much has changed. Read this before Between the World and
Montana Houston
Feb 5, 20214 min read
The "History" Book I Didn't Know I Needed + Stamped From the Beginning: A Remix by Ibram X. Kendi
Reasons to stop what you're doing and read this book now. The more digestible (yet dad-joke-filled version) of How to Be An Antiracist.
Montana Houston
Jan 19, 20217 min read
The Past of Black America + The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee
Embrace your inner rebel and read a story of the past that tells truths of the present.
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