#diversereader

For the last two weeks I've been participating in a series of scheduled conversations at work centered around race and policies in the workplace and how it intersects with the outside world. It isn't shocking to me that the view from those at the top is so clouded by privilege that they are blind to the fact that the marginalized people at the bottom cannot simply just separate themselves from the social injustices that are woven into every aspect of their existence. I am inspired by the voices that continue to speak up and speak truth to power. But I can't help but wonder how different these conversations would be if there was true knowledge, knowledge of self first followed by knowledge of others. The veil would be lifted and people can truly see each other. How do we learn to see others in a meaningful way? Let's start by decolonizing our shelves. What we ingest consistently becomes our frame of reference. You cannot expand your thinking, if you put your mind in a box. Reading diversely all year long: ¤ allows exploration of identity and other cultures ¤ brings visibility and validation to cultures different than our own ¤ builds community, inclusivity and unity ¤ creates opportunity to talk about current events ¤ emphasizes similarities and helps you draw connections #LatinxHeritageMonth #latinxreader #latinxbookstagram #diversereader #decolonizereading #bookdragon #readingislearning #readingislife #weneeddiversebooks #bookworm #latinxbookstagramtour #ownvoices #bibliophile #knowledgeispower #readlatinxallyearlong #latinxIG #bookishthoughts #booknerdlife (at The Shops at Atlas Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFf3v5jA5ag/?igshid=3hqqhns5w2ax

Happy Pub Day! These are just 2 of the books I'm excited for today. QOTD: What book are you excited for today? Daddy (Synopsis): The stories in Emma Cline’s stunning first collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and present. These outstanding stories examine masculinity, male power and broken relationships, while revealing – with astonishing insight and clarity – those moments of misunderstanding that can have life-changing consequences. And there is an unexpected violence, ever-present but unseen, in the depiction of the complicated interactions between men and women, and families. Subtle, sophisticated and displaying an extraordinary understanding of human behaviour, these stories are unforgettable. ********************************** Punching the Air (Synopsis): From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he’s seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. “Boys just being boys” turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal’s bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it? With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both. #pubdaypost #bookstagram #books #readdifferentgenres #diversereader #booksandflowers #booksoutside #booksinnature #bookdragon #nerd #bookworm #booklover #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnJ_nxAgPN/?igshid=1rf0ai8lk4aow

"Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Today is Day 17 of @prettylittlebookshelf 's #blackresilencebookstatour and the prompt is favorite self empowerment/development book by a black author. I listened to this one audio and boy oh boy was I wowed! Not only is Chimamanda's narration sent from heaven but her ideas about gender norms and intersection with toxic masculinity ignited a flame of conscious thought in me. She posits that instead of simply focusing on one gender, the framework of thinking and ways that we educate about gender needs to change as a whole. Women are taught that their empowerment is always attributed to some form of male approval, such as the male gaze, suitability for marriage and childbearing, being domestic etc but no one ever thinks about what the world would be like if people were treated as individuals with autonomy and dreams and interests of their own that ate valid. This book was thought provoking even in its' short length and critiques how ideas of masculinity are shaped by the ways that women are engendered and the high pressures and uninformed standards that society sets for men. It was interesting to hear her suggestions on how to combat the structure of rigid gendered norms and how a society can foster empowered individuals by giving them the tools they need as human beings, rather than what we think they need to know based on gender. What really stuck out to me is the idea that in order to make sustained change we have to consistently question our motivations and ways of thinking. This book is a manifesto for life and should be considered required reading. This bookdragon rates this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. #blacklivesmatter #readblackstories #supportblackauthors #diversereader #feminismisforeveryone #bechanged #empowerwomen #feminismispower #thinkoutsidethebox #readandthink #bookworm #bookdragon #booknerd #breakingbarriers #breaktheceiling #booksandplants #succulents #audiobooks #listentowomen (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwcl0zAGZq/?igshid=fzi4yobgtif0

My first time reading a book by @brandywrites_ but I love it so far ❤️#merrychristmas🎄 #readingmood📚 #avidreader #diversereader #wattpadstories #wattpadauthor #wattpadbooks #ipadfullycharged🤞🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gHopjg4J9/?igshid=xy9l6mymt7j