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Book Cover for: A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining, Rachel E. Cargle

A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining

Rachel E. Cargle
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Eboni K. Williams talks to activist and author of "A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir and Manifesto on Reimagining" @RachelCargle about why the term "soft life" is so triggering for so many Black women. Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/rJffuZMnfu https://t.co/5u8g4aOChF

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Book Cover for: Unheard, Susanna Hartigan

Unheard

Susanna Hartigan
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In an interview with theGrio’s new series, “Unheard,” Pulliam discusses how she’s been battling with hair breakage since she was a teenager. 👇🏿Watch Now https://t.co/uBtFVQBXvB

Paperback, 2011

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton, Julia Quinn

An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton

Julia Quinn
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“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” is the highly anticipated prequel series to Shondaland’s hit drama Bridgerton, and it is set to release this May on Netflix! Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/BHxBOwbKUH

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Book Cover for: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson
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Tony Award-winning actors Audra McDonald and Myles Frost have officially joined Ava DuVernay’s next feature, “Caste.” The project is based on the non-fiction book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent” by Isabel Wilkerson. Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/R3QV0GWoKN

Paperback, 2023

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Matilda, Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl
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Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable. Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/eh565ZgDb0

Paperback, 2007

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Bad Buzz, Brandon Montclare

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Bad Buzz

Brandon Montclare
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Diamond White, the former “X Factor” contestant and “Bold and the Beautiful” actress, currently stars in “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” on Disney+, where she plays Moon Girl, the first Black teen superheroine. Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/1VtNQAi2xL

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Book Cover for: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl
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Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable. Read More 👇🏿 https://t.co/eh565ZgDb0

Paperback, 2007

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dear White Woman, Please Come Home: Hand Me Your Bias, and I'll Show You Our Connection, Kimberlee Yolanda Williams

Dear White Woman, Please Come Home: Hand Me Your Bias, and I'll Show You Our Connection

Kimberlee Yolanda Williams
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@NatashaSAlford talks to the author of “Dear White Woman, Please Come Home: Hand Me Your Bias, and I’ll Show You Our Connection,” Kimberlee Yolanda Williams, about if there is a solution to addressing “Karens.” Tune into theGrio Weekly at 11 am ET on theGrio cable channel. https://t.co/NniUyR1AlK

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
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REVIEW: In the embodiment of hustle, Colson Whitehead brilliantly weaves crime fiction, family drama and political history in one rollicking and heartrending novel with 'Harlem Shuffle.' ✍🏾 @BellCV https://thegrio.com/2021/12/20/book-review-colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle/

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama reveals personal watershed moments, like struggling to make friends, in the follow-up to her bestselling 2018 memoir, ” The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.” 👇🏿 Read More https://t.co/8ZaeMNDF3X

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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