Friday, August 12, 2016
“Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.”
– Marva Collins
Category: Literary Love
Word of the Day
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Felicitous \fi-ˈli-sə-təs\ (adj.)- very well suited for some purpose or situation; pleasant, delightful
Quote of the Day
“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker
Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Resilience \ri-zil-yen(t)s\ (noun)-the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens; ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Honorary Book to Read
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
By: Toni Morrison
This honorary book takes place in the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe’s wife, Violet, attacks the girl’s corpse. It is a passionate, profound story of love and obsession brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of black urban life.
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
To succeed in life you need three things a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.
-Reba McEntire
Word of the Day
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Emend \ē-‘mend\ (transitive verb)- to correct errors in (something written); to correct usually by textual alterations
Word of the Day
Monday, August 8, 2016
Nescience \’ne-sh(ē-)en(t)s\ (noun)- lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance
Quote of the Day
Monday, August 8, 2016
Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.
-Oprah Winfrey
Mahogany Rose Girl 