book crook

Cried knowing Empire decides who is mourned and who is overlooked; Empire decides human worthiness and unworthiness. Cried for refugees quietly panicking and fearing more backlash, never catching a moment to sit down and breathe in ease. Cried knowing only a very small number of people will ever realize that we flee the people you saw today. Cried also knowing we will never have the patience to understand the rage in people who commit these atrocities; cried knowing this chaos is not spontaneous but created by man-made conditions. Cried knowing people assume understanding means justifying.

An important perspective in light of recent events.

intro:

hey bookish bees! so, as some of you may already know, i recently deleted my old account and began anew here at @ladybookmad. as a sort of “thank you” for all the support my followers have shown me during the blog move, i decided that i’m going to host a book giveaway! :D

what will be won:

one book (preferably under $30) of the winner’s choosing.

rules:

you must be following me in order to be eligible to win.

likes/reblogs count for giveaway entries.

giveaway blogs will not be eligible to win.

the winner will be chosen by the way of a randomized online generator.

if you win, your ask box must be open and you must be willing to give me your address for shipping purposes.

in addition, if the chosen winner doesn’t respond within a 48 hour period, then a new winner will be chosen.

this giveaway is international. (if the book depository ships to your country, then you’re good to go!)

end date: november 13th (my birthday)

may the odds be ever in your favor. <3

This is what is happening at University of Missouri right now. White students have been reported gathering on campus chanting “white power”, white students in pickup trucks are driving around harassing black students, there have been numerous threats on social media of a shooting on campus targeting black students. As of right now no classes have been cancelled for these students tomorrow. MU Alerts has issued a statement saying there is no immediate threat to campus. If you thought Mizzou making the news would stop at the resignation of the president and chancellor your wrong. There is so much more that has to happen at this university to make it a safe and secure environment for these students. And this isn’t just a problem here, this is a problem all across America at college campuses.

Please keep the students of Mizzou, especially the black community, in your thoughts. Please stay aware of the racism that is still alive and roaring in this country.