I've been a book nerd since I first learned to read at the tender age of 4. (In fact, that is how I learned I wanted to be a writer, by reading and reading and digesting all that I could. To this day, there isn't a day that goes by that my avid appetite for the written word isn't devouring anything from an antiquated book to a contemporary blog post.)
This month as Women's History Month, I am particularly so inspired by women writers, particularly those of Color. There is a difference in the discussion for those of us who occupy both feminine and Black intersections. Black Women have been in the forefront of some of the nations most progressive movements, and yet are often relegated to the back of the bus as far as recognition. Ida B. Wells was just as much of a feminist and suffragette as Susan B. Anthony (and Ida wasn't a known
racist) but is less spoken of. And women literally spearheaded civil rights, but it's usually the men, Martin, Malcolm, and the like.
And yet, Black Women continue to lead, to be the canary in the coal mine for our nation, and speak, not our truths, but THE truth ad speak it to power, especially in the genre of literature.
Each of these women here who has been brave enough to lift a pen and tell her story whether through the pain of the past, persecution in the present, possessing herself, or pressing into her passions, is worthy of hearing.
Here are the books I'm devouring for the rest of this month.
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