“Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss” by Jenna Bush Hager This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon. At no additional cost to you, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. Read more about the disclosure here. Rating: 5/5 Review: Jenna Bush Hager, first daughter and grand-daughter of the United States, recently lost her three remaining grandparents in the span of 13 months. This book contains a collection of touching essays dedicated to her beloved grandparents- President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, as well as her name…
“I’m Still Here” by Austin Channing Brown – Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness Read via hardback Brown’s memoir is an uncomfortable yet essential read to open our eyes to the racial injustices in our country. Synopsis: Brown spent a lot of her childhood in the predominantly white town of Toledo, Ohio. Her parents divorced when she was ten, and she started spending the summers with her mother in Cleveland. This all-black neighborhood was new to Austin, and she was able to learn about black culture and find her identity along the way. She…