Bantu Book Review

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

This book should be a movie!! Let me know your thoughts after reading and if you're in the writer's room workin' on somethin hit me up! https://bantubookreview.wordpress.com/ twitter.com/bantubookreview [email protected]   Get the book here or anywhere books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/My-Sister-Seri...   Credits My Sister, The...

I AM: Faithful

I AM Series Reading my heart; sharing my thoughts

I AM: Committed

I AM Series Reading my heart, sharing my thoughts

I AM: Humble

I AM Series Reading my heart; sharing my thoughts

I AM: Responsible

I AM Series Reading my heart; sharing my thoughts

I AM: Trying

I AM Series Reading my heart; sharing my thoughts

I AM: Ready

I AM Series Reading my heart; sharing my thoughts

Episode 26: Soul Ties

Another journal entry. Hear me out

Episode 25: One Day My Soul Just Opened Up...by Iyanla Vanzant

Still trying to realign with the wisdom and guidance of Aunty Iyanla

Episode 24: The Value in the Valley...by Iyanla Vanzant

Been gone because #LIFE but I’m back. Thanks for listening y'all

Episode 24: The Value in the Valley by Iyanla Vanzant

Been gone because #LIFE but I’m back. Thanks for listening y'all

Episode 23: The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz

The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship Self Love is the best love.   S/O Eunique Jones Gibson

Episode 22: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Shoutout to Candace Payne and anyone else who pitched in during the Polar Vortex last week. Not all Sheros wear capes. More Black Excellence here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/polar-vortex-homeless-cold-tent-city/

Episode 21: Solving Single by GL Lambert ft. Taegoe

Trying to #bridge the communication gap via Women and Men in conversation  SHOUTOUTS: The Skin Deep Spice Adams MO, our beloved First Lady   Checkout the VIDEO!

Episode 20: We Are Never Meeting IRL by Samantha Irby

Hilarious, heart-wrenching, gut-punching.   It made me LOL and then very, very uncomfortable and then LMAO.   SHOUTOUTS. Samantha Irby because BITCHES GOTTA EAT Social Works My State of Mind Initiative     https://youtu.be/i4CsvQ2Bazg

Episode 19: Live and Let Live by Linda D. Addison

Had the itis from the Holiday. Episode is late (again) but, let me live Video: https://bit.ly/2zprlUU

Episode 18: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Shoutout to all the people who love to read books and the people who write them. This ecosystem is so crucial. #TheBalladOfBlackTom by Victor Lavalle -A MAJOR Upgrade/Improvement on "The Horror at Red Hook" by HP Lovecraft  Optioned by AMC*

Episode 17: Eloquent Rage by Brittany Cooper

We're not gonna take it.   SHOUTOUTS: Crunk Feminist Collective Sister Outsider Poetry Karma by Dominique Christina Maxine “Reclaiming My Time” Waters Iyanla “Not On My Watch” Vanzant "Bow Down Bitch" Beyonce Categorizedtweets.com

Episode 16: In Tune by JN Welsh

If you love romance, you will enjoy this book. If you, like me, have personal issues that have you paying the excess baggage fee for every trip, you too, should read this book with the understanding that you will be triggered. Take....

Episode 15: Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's Southside by Eve Ewing

Required reading for the people who throw stones and hide their hands.   Shoutout: Eve Ewing Bronzeville Podcast Code Switch Podcast Indigenous Peoples' Day Ubuntu

Episode 14: The Truth of Things by Tasha L Harrison

There's NOTHING like genuine love- a mirror that shows you the truth of you.    SHOUTOUTS: Tasha L Harrison Categorizedtweets.com Campaign Zero   Equal Justice Initiative

Episode 13: Still Star-Crossed by Sona Charaipotra

It's hard to name the feeling you get when you remember a love you lost.    Shoutout to #WeNeedDiverseBooks   Thanks for listening

Episode 12: Forbidden Fruit by Roshani Chokshi

Sometimes other people's mistakes (foolery, nonsense, etc.) cost you everything...aint that about a bih   Shoutout to ACTIVISM by way of REPRESENTATION: WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS (Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman) WE READ TOO (Kaya Thomas)

Episode 11: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

This is a story of coordinated retaliation. Reader Beware.   Shoutouts: knowyourrightscamp.com kaepernick7.com gatheringforjustice.org

Episode 10: Binti: The Night Masquerade (#3) by Nnedi Okorafor

Ranting > Reviewing = This Week's Episode I've been inspired by young Binti to stand up and say the things that need to be said. It doesnt have to be perfect but it does have to be done.  The broken can make...

10: Binti: The Night Masquerade (#3) by Nnedi Okorafor

Ranting > Reviewing = This Week's Episode I've been inspired by young Binti to stand up and say the things that need to be said. It doesnt have to be perfect but it does have to be done.  The broken can make...

03: Mother A Cradle to Hold Me by Maya Angelou

Short and Sweet. Check it out then hug ya Mama for holding you down.

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Episode 09: Binti: Home (#2) by Nnedi Okorafor

I'm doing a lot of ranting and raving in this episode because the book was SO SO GOODT! Read it. Shoutout to the people who are out here getting free from the labels, the limits, and the lies #justdoit #blackgirlmagic

Episode 08: Binti (#1) by Nnedi Okorafor

This short story takes us on an intergalactic journey!

08: Binti (#1) by Nnedi Okorafor

This short story takes us on an intergalactic journey!

Episode 07: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Read this book!   Shoutout to the following: CATEGORIZEDTWEETS.COM WE READ TOO APP MOOD METER APP

Episode 06: Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Step up or get stepped on. Shoutout to categorizedtweets.com (AGAIN!) and also to Queen Bey and King James.

06: Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Step up or get stepped on. Shoutout to categorizedtweets.com (AGAIN!) and also to Queen Bey and King James.

Episode 05: Soul Bonded: A Haven Novel by Dria Andersen

This is a love story and we all need love.   Shoutout to categorizedtweets.com for the twentylemth time.

05: Sould Bonded: A Haven Novel by Dria Andersen

This is a love story and we all need love.   Shoutout to categorizedtweets.com for the twentylemth time.

Episode 04: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Fired and Inspired.   Shoutout to categorizedtweets.com

03: Mother A Cradle to Hold Me by Maya Angelou

Short and Sweet. Check it out then hug ya Mama for holding you down.

Episode 03: Mother A Cradle to Hold Me by Maya Angelou

Short and Sweet.    Check it Out then hug your Mama for holding you down.

Episode 02: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou

How ironic that it's the eve of Independence Day in the USA. Ignore them fools bussin' off firecrackers in the background- they've been at it for weeks now. Walk with me- I hope you've got your traveling shoes and our...

02: All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou

How ironic that it's the eve of Independence Day in the USA. Ignore them fools bussin' off firecrackers in the background- they've been at it for weeks now. Walk with me- I hope you've got your traveling shoes and our...

Episode 01: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Your weekly listen to the latest from the Bantu Library. Bantu Book Review seeks to advance Freedom & Empowerment by way of literacy *OUR stories in our OWN words* #FUBU Inspired and Unapologetic Reviews & Content via Blog, Podcast, & YouTube...