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I Like, I Don't Like | Anna Baccelliere

#DynamicDs Day 26: This may be a perfect example of #Divisive 😅 Review is forthcoming.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2d

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2d

squirrelbrain Hi Myra! Just thought I‘d let you know that the Backman didn‘t make it onto the camp longlist (due to publication date). Do you want to pick another one and tag me here so no-one else sees?! (The list is up to date now! 🤪) 2d

GatheringBooks @squirrelbrain awwww that‘s too bad! 😭😭😭 i was super looking forward to it. I vote for this one instead

Memorial Days: A Memoir

squirrelbrain Thank you! 🙏 2d

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lil1inblue

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) | Dean Spade

I guess this is more of a response to #danger. But it's on my mind a lot during these dangerous times.

#dynamicds
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 👏🏻🤗🧡 5d

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shortsarahrose

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally | Emily Ladau

Please excuse me getting on my soapbox for a minute, but I saw that the #DynamicDs prompt for today is #DifferentlyAbled

Can we just not with the “differently abled” language? I‘m disabled. So is my sister, my cousin, and some of my friends. I‘ve been a part of disability groups politically/professionally. We either use “disabled” or “person w/ a disability.”

Tagged is good if you want to learn. Pic of sister‘s invisibly disabled cat for tax.

shortsarahrose Here‘s a pretty good summary about why you should use disabled rather than differently abled: https://www.betterup.com/blog/differently-abled 3w

shortsarahrose And more books about disability for those interested: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/disabilityanti-ableism-booklist 3w

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝💝💝. 3w

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ncsufoxes Agreed! I love this tagged book. It‘s a great primer for people that want to learn more about the disability community. 💕 3w

dabbe Thank you so much for posting this and for your links. I am much more enlightened thanks to you! 💙🩵💙 3w

shortsarahrose @dabbe Thank you for your kind words! 💜 3w

lil1inblue Thank you for the correction, as well as for the resources. I appreciate that you took the time to teach us. 💓 3w

shortsarahrose Thank you @lil1inblue 💜 This is why I love Litsy - people are open to talk and learn (rather than just argue like every other social media site). I know I‘ve learned from others on here over the years. 3w

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ncsufoxes

How to Be an Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi

“Which is why we must actively antiracist” (last line that got cut off). Ibram X. Kendi posted this the other day & it definitely needs to be repeating. What they are pushing so hard against is why we need to push back harder.

Readergrrl I have been following Dr. Kendi on multiple social media platforms. It makes me sad that admitting to this in some states is enough to get me fired. I‘m so grateful to live in a state where diversity, equity, inclusion, AND access is still valued. 1mo

ncsufoxes @Readergrrl same here. My kids have gone to school in CA, MA, & now MD. All states that continue to teach diversity, equity, & inclusion principles. MD has doubled down & so has our district on promoting these values more than ever. 1mo

Readergrrl @ncsufoxes This makes me so happy to hear. I don‘t understand how our country can head down this path. It is simply insane. 1mo

dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 1mo

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BookmarkTavern

The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart | Alicia Garza

I attended an author event, this past week, with Rebecca Thorne for the third book in her Tomes and Tea series, and a book was part of the ticket price. So technically that.

But before that, after *makes sweeping gesture at November* I bought the tagged book, along with Prequel by Rachel Maddow and Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson.

#SundayFunday Have a wonderful day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

konlitsy The last book I bought was Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami, but it's still chilling on my TBR pile for now.

2mo

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LoverOfLearning

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption | Bryan Stevenson

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A phenomenal non-fiction book and movie recommendation for #blackhistorymonth.

My masters is in forensic psychology so this story is powerful to me. Heartbreaking, motivating, educational and important too. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for each.

And Michael B. Jordan is my #1 celebrity crush... let's be honest here. He's beautiful to look at. Watch it. Read it.

TiredLibrarian This is a great book. 2mo

LoverOfLearning @TiredLibrarian Yes it is! 2mo

ncsufoxes My son read this in high school & loved it. He took an ethnic literature course for his senior language requirement (this was 3 years ago & it was a pilot class his school in San Diego was testing out). We have a copy that I need to pull & read. 2mo

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LoverOfLearning @ncsufoxes What a great class! I'd love to have taken a class like that! It's a tough read in parts but so important. I listened to the audio! :) 2mo

Jas16 Agree. This is a great book. 2mo

TreenaReads @ncsufoxes 💕🙌🏽 2mo

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BarbaraJean

Jesus and the Disinherited | Howard Thurman

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It‘s said that MLK Jr. was inspired by Thurman‘s work & often carried a copy of this book with him. Published in 1949, Thurman‘s insightful wisdom is (unfortunately) still fresh & relevant today. Thurman discusses how hatred destroys both the oppressor & the disinherited—and offers Jesus and the truth of the Gospel as an example to follow, in love and in resistance. It was the second time I‘ve read this, and I got even more out of it this time.

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mhillis

We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility | Marc Lamont Hill

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The subtitle of We Still Here covers the main topics within: pandemic, policing, protest, and possibility. This book was published in 2020 and is organized in interviews format. The chapters Justice for “All” and Whose Violence? were especially powerful.
#Nonfiction2025 #BlackLivesMatter #MonthlyNonfiction2025
@Riveted_Reader_Melissa @julieclair

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Stacking! Sounds really good 2mo

julieclair The title kind of says it all, doesn‘t it. Sounds like an important book. 👍 2mo

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