Review: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

"Sheโ€™s right. I am a warrior. I faced my to-do list. I fought for my freedom...and now Iโ€™m here. Iโ€™m back at the place where I first found myself, finding more pieces of who I am." Goodreads Quinn keeps lists of everythingโ€”from the days sheโ€™s ugly cried, to โ€œThings That I Would Never Admit Out…

ARC Review: And We Rise by Erica Martin

"Retrospect is a place where truth lives guilt-free." Goodreads In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martinโ€™s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movementโ€”from the well-documented events that shaped the nationโ€™s treatment of Black people, beginning with the โ€œSeparate but Equalโ€ rulingโ€”and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were…