The Literary Tea Room

...a place to sit back, relax and unwind with a cup of herbal tea and chat about books, writers and the literary arts. Some people that know me personally have heard me talking about buying a cozy, Victorian home and opening a literary tea room. However, the more I thought about it in this era of globalization; a "physical spot" would be limited to the people that could physically come and visit. However, this virtual Literary Tea room can connect people to "chats without borders."

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Black History Month - Day 28 Book Recommendation: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander

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This is a very powerful and insightful book that exposes the redesign of the racial caste system into the current system with mass incarcera...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Black History Month - Day 27 Book Recommendation: The Healing Wisdom of Africa by Malidoma Patrice Somé

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Somé a shaman from the Dagara people in West Africa illustrates the purpose ritual serves in the lives of African people and the manner ...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Black History Month - Day 26 Book Recommendation: Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett, Jr

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This book provides a detailed history and analysis of Black history in the US.  Bennett “traces black history from its origins in western Af...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Black History Month - Day 25 Book Recommendation: The Langston Hughes Reader — The selected Writings of Langston Hughes

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As a poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is considered the leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He is known for his...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Black History Month - Day 24 Book Recommendation: Hunger by Erica Simone Turnipseed

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This novel is the sequel to A Love Noire, and continues to explore experiences, love & relationships across the African diaspora. In “Hu...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Black History Month - Day 23 Book Recommendation: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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This novel delves into the topic of race in three countries and continents. The story is about two two Nigerians who spend time living abroa...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Black History Month - Day 22 Book Recommendation: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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This novel takes place in the fall of 1941 and the main character is a young 11 year old Black girl who is dealing with inferiority issues p...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Black History Month - Day 21 Book Recommendation: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley

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This is an important book that gives an in-depth look at the background, influences, aspirations, vision, strength, struggles, and life of M...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Black History Month - Day 20 Book Recommendation: The Warmth Of Other Suns - The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

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This is a  magnificent masterpiece written by Wilkerson who previously won a Pulitzer Prize for her work as a journalist. This book chronicl...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Black History Month - Day 19 Book Recommendation The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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This is a love story that highlights the emotional ramifications of slavery. The novel focuses on Young Hiram Walker who was born into bonda...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Black History Month - Day 18 Book Recommendation: Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

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This story takes place on Willow Springs, one of the sea islands off the coast of Georgia,  located between Georgia and South Carolina yet d...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Black History Month - Day 17 Book Recommendation: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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This novel is about identical twin sisters from a small southern town who were inseparable as children. They ran away at 16 years old and th...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Black History Month - Day 16 Book Recommendation: Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi

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This book begins at Cape Coast slave castle/dungeon in Ghana - one of the many places where the treacherous Middle Passage began for million...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Black History Month - Day 15 Book Recommendation: It's Not All Downhill from Here by Terry McMillan

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I have Read all of Terry’s books beginning back in the day with “Mama.” I like her style of writing and her books have been my company to un...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Black History Month - Day 14 Book Recommendation: A Love Noire by Erica Simone Turnipseed

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 Happy Valentine's Day! - A Love Story for you... This is an interesting, soulful and "juicy" Black love story that takes plac...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

Black History Month - Day 13 Book Recommendation: God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia By Cornelia Walker Bailey

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This book is both a historical cultural narrative and memoir, written by Cornelia Bailey, who was a lifelong resident of the island. The boo...

Black History Month - Day 12 Book Recommendation: Now Is The Time To Open Your Heart by Alice Walker

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I am a huge fan of Alice Walker & have read about all of her works. This book delves into a seasoned & adventurous woman’s spiritual...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Black History Month - Day 11 Book Recommendation: Beloved by Toni Morrison

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This book won Morrison the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 and exposes the unthinkable horrors of slavery in a comprehensible, moving literary form. ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Black History Month - Day 10 Book Recommendation: Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash

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This book is the sequel to her award winning movie by the same name. The movie is one of my favorites & I’ve seen it over 20 times. She ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Black History Month - Day 9 Book Recommendation: Fifty Words For Rain by Asha Lemmie

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This is an amazing epic that spans many decades, cultures, continents & traditions. It explores the impact of war on relationships, fami...
Monday, February 8, 2021

Black History Month - Day 8 Book Recommendation: Life Is Short But Wide by J. California Cooper

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This story follows two families and their faith, determination & perseverance under challenging circumstances. She is a masterful storyt...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Black History Month - Day 7 Book Recommendation: The Seasons of Beento Blackbird by Akousa Busia

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This novel explores the intricacies & depth of life, love, relationships, personal interests & needs throughout the African diaspora...
Saturday, February 6, 2021

Black History Month - Day 6 Book Recommendation: The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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Alice wrote this book in 1982 & received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.  This book was ver...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Black History Month - Day 5 Book Recommendation: Gordon Parks: Voices in the Mirror - An Autobiography.

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This book details his life from very humble beginnings to a fascinating career as a photographer whose works have been exhibited around the ...

Black History Month- Day 4 Book Recommendation: Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. This book is such an amazing love story between Janey & Tea Cake!  It also shows the...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Black History Month - Day 3 Recommendation: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl — Written by herself. By Harriet A. Jacobs.

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  This book is such a profound story of perseverance & strength. Harriet was born enslaved in 1813 & became a “fugitive” in the 1830...

Black History Month - Day 2 Book Recommendation: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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This is the first book in Maya's memoir series. I read this book in high school in 1969 (the year it was published) and it touched me pr...

Black History - Day 1 Recommendation: The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

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For Black History month 2021, I am posting a picture a day of a book by a Black author that significantly touched my life. I   begin today w...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

My Evolutionary Journey...

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The Journey By Helen Hampton  My beloved Bigmomie - my grandmother named "Helen" whose name I proudly carry painted the...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Ramblings on a sunny, summer Sunday...

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Ramblings on a sunny, summer Sunday... Hugging an ancient tree in Santa Fe, New Mexico I am a lover of reading and books, physi...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

Englewood, NJ - Juneteenth Day, 2014 - Keynote Speaker: Helen Tinsley

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Englewood, NJ   - Juneteenth Day, 2014 Keynote Speaker:  Written and Presented by Helen Tinsley I give thanks and praise to...
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