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Commentary: Octavia's Brood & Water Carrier

Commentary: Octavia's Brood & Water Carrier

In January, the Decolonize This Book Club read both Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements and Water Carrier, a collection of poetry by Nakia Hill.

Commentary, For ReadersChava PossumFebruary 10, 2021Octavia's Brood, visionary fiction, adrienne maree brown, walidah imarisha, short stories, short science fiction stories, science fiction by Black writers, science fiction by brown writers, science fiction by queer writrs, water carrier, nakia hill, science fiction stories from social justice movements, black poetry, The RiverComment

Commentary: “Hood Feminism” by Mikki Kendall + “Black Queer Hoe” by Britteny Black Rose Kapri

Commentary: “Hood Feminism” by Mikki Kendall + “Black Queer Hoe” by Britteny Black Rose Kapri

For the first reads of the Decolonize This Book Club’s second year, we chose Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall and a collection of poetry by Britteny Black Rose Kapri called Black Queer Hoe.

For Readers, CommentaryChava PossumJanuary 6, 2021Hood feminism, mikki kendall, black queer hoe, britteny black rose kapri, Commentary, review of hood feminism, review of black queer hoe, black writers, Black Women writers, Queer lit, poetry collection, poetry, black poetry, black queer poetryComment