Exploring the pain, self-doubt, and anger that appear in women's lives, a renowned poet demonstrates her mastery of haiku, narrative poetry, and African-American lyricism, transforming betrayal and heartbreak into emotional redemption, compassion, and self-fulfillment.

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Race, policing, and the universal yearning for safety

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• 📕  Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
• 📘  Wounded in House of a Friend by Sonia Sanchez
• 📗  Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence by Patrick Sharkey
• 📙  No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay, Sophia Janowitz

Sept. 14, 2020 4 books recommended

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