‘The Nickel Boys’ exemplifies how racism robs our youthAnalyzing ways bigotry during boyhood steals the lives of Black men through Colson Whitehead’s words.Mar 1Mar 1
Published inCoffee Time ReviewsWhat ‘Patsy’ teaches us about making peace with parental pain.Reviewing mother-daughter parallels in Nicole Dennis-Benn’s bestselling novel.Jul 25, 2024A response icon1Jul 25, 2024A response icon1
Published inCoffee Time Reviews‘Sula’ — the anti-heroine you never expected.What Sula’s character revealed about communal hypocrisy and society’s turbulent relationship with the truth.Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Published inCoffee Time Reviews‘Someday, Maybe’ Proves Why Internal Voids Cannot Be Filled By OthersDiscussing the significance of emotional maturation and its impact on romantic relationships as shown in Onyi Nwabineli’s debut novelMar 19, 2023A response icon1Mar 19, 2023A response icon1
Published inCoffee Time Reviews‘The Coldest Winter Ever’ Explains Why Drugs Are the Devil in DisguiseHow drug use and the drug trade destructs and deludes black families, through Sister Souljah’s words.Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Published inCoffee Time ReviewsDuty Before Self or Self Before Duty?Analyzing the perks, pressures, and pitfalls of these choices through Inan and Zélie from ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ by Tomi AdeyemiNov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022
Published inCoffee Time ReviewsThis Message in ‘Giovanni’s Room’ Can Keep Us From Self-DestructingThe teachings of a Baldwin classic to keep in mind this Pride MonthJun 16, 2022A response icon2Jun 16, 2022A response icon2
How The Water Dancer encourages us to embrace our pasts (even the ugly parts)Discussing the power of memory and the importance of family (chosen or not).May 30, 2022A response icon1May 30, 2022A response icon1
Why The Bluest Eye’s message about colorism is still necessary todayDiscussing institutional racism, the importance of community, and the toxicity of beauty standards.May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
The Hate U Give on how racism shows up in the 21st centuryDiscussing cultural appropriation, anti-black propaganda, and Black Lives Matter.May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
