Category: B Mor’s Bookshelf
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All You Have To Do Is SAY YES
BADASSERY: 1. (noun) the practice of knowing one’s own accomplishments and gifts, accepting one’s own accomplishments and gifts and celebrating one’s own accomplishments and gifts; 2. (noun or verb) a state of being that involves loving oneself, waking up “like this” and not giving a crap what anyone else thinks about you. Term first coined…
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All Eyez On Me: The Evolution of a Revolutionary
In honor of the recent film All Eyez On Me that was released about the legend, Tupac Amaru Shakur, this month’s featured read is Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary by Jasmine Guy. Let me forewarn you, this readview will be a bit different from the others. I will be writing a review of this book as well…
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I Speak
Illusions of Power Kill Jay Z (2:59) In November of 2016, Kanye West went on a tirade during his San Francisco gig for the Saint Pablo tour. He spoke about Hillary Clinton, Beyoncé and Jay Z. Ye claims Jay hadn’t event called him after his wife Kim Kardashian was robbed at gun point in…
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Is That Sheba Baby?
Who doesn’t remember their first Foxy Brown movie? I mean Sheba baby. Even if you did not watch any of her classics. Who doesn’t remember her guest appearance on Martin in season 3 episode 18 as a judge for the Player’s Ball when Tommy almost lost his damn mind. Pam Grier has been breaking hearts…
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What’s Your Pleasure?
“With practiced ease, he gently cupped her face and leaned in to WHISPER in her ear.” Page 9 Simple Pleasures, Natasha Simmons It was so good! I couldn’t put it down and didn’t until hour five when I turned the final page of the epilogue. Not as bold as one would imagine, I keep my…
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Come and Talk To Me
“Ideas are the CURRENCY of the twenty-first century.” Talk Like Ted, Carmine Gallo If you haven’t heard of the infamous Ted Talks, go climb back under the rock you’ve been living under since… forever! I was introduced to Ted a few years ago and became instantly hooked. It’s the new google of ideas. It’s hard…
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Come Round My Way
“Acting is communication, not only person to person, but SOUL to soul-a physical, emotional, and certainly spiritual expression.” Around the Way, A Memoir by Taraji P. Henson She is the HBIC who lights up your screen every Wednesday night. You tune in to see what new fit she’ll be sporting this week or what weapon she’ll use…