Thursday, September 1, 2016
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”
-Mae Jemison
Category: Literary Love
Word of the Day
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Mettle (noun)- strength of spirit; ability to continue despite difficulties
: vigor and strength of spirit or temperament
Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Trepidation \ˌtre-pə-ˈdā-shən\ (noun)- feeling of fear that causes one to hesitate because of thinking something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
-Lorraine Hansberry
Word of the Day
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Unpretentious (adj.)- : not having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
– Wilma Rudolph
Quote of the Day
Monday, August 29,2016
“Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.”
– Marian Wright Edelman
Honorary Book to Read
Monday, August 29, 2016
Motown and Didi: A Love Story was written by Walter Dean Myers in 1987. The novel depicts Motown who lives in a burned-out building one floor above the rats, searching out jobs every day, working his muscles every night, keeping strong, surviving. Another, Didi lives in her cool dream bubble, untouched by the Harlem heat that beats down on her brother until only drugs can soothe him. Didi escapes, without needles, in her tidy plans and stainless visions, etchings of ivycovered colleges where her true life will begin. Didi can survive inside her own safe mind, until Motown steps into her real world and makes it bearable. Together they can stand the often brutal present. A riveting novel that gives life to the era to Harlem Renaissance and its essence. Great read!!
Word of the Day
Monday, August 29, 2016
Tenacious \tə-ˈnā-shəs\ (adj.)- not easily stopped or pulled apart; firm or strong; continuing for a long time; very determined to do something
Word of the Day
Friday, August 26, 2016
Vigor \ˈvi-gər\ (noun)-strength, energy, or determination; active bodily or mental strength or force
Mahogany Rose Girl 