Author: yvettesojourner
Read
We Are Losing Black Girls, Jezebel
My Daughter’s White Doll, The Atlantic
The Hidden Dangers of Child-Protective Services, Mother Jones
Listen
Write
Why Failure is Necessary for Creative Growth, Literary Hub
I’m just going to leave this right here: I don’t have a subscription to the New York Times. So, I check with my public library and learned I can access the New York Times free with my library card.
“If you want to fly, you have to give up the shit that weights you down.”
-Toni Morrison
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.”
– Chinese proverb
Read
Black Women Discover Our Power on the Page, Sisters From AARP
Rediscovered Documents Reveal Sojourner Truth’s Fight To Save Her Son, Time
Listen
Nikole Hannah-Jones is Built to Serve, Well Read Black Girl
‘On Juneteenth’ historian examines the hope and hostility toward emancipation, NPR, Fresh Air
celebrate
Juneteenth Federal Holiday Celebrations Will Be Jumping in These Cities, Sisters from AARP
I’m just going to leave this right here: I don’t have a subscription to the New York Times. So, I check with my public library and learned I can access the New York Times free with my library card.
“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.”
– Maya Angelou