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Loosely based on the author’s life

I Run to Make My Heart Beat by Rachel Khan

September 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

TRIGGERS (but not limited to): sexual assault, smoking, drugs, alcohol, cultural situations    When I found the online link to I Run to Make My Heart Beat by Rachel Khan and illustrated by Aude Massot I thought it was something radically different from what it was.  I assumed it was for the 10 and up crowd, or even younger. It was going to be about a girl who runs. Maybe she will have to overcome the fact she is of color, a woman, or maybe […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: 1990s Paris, Aude Massot, family, identity, microaggressions, Rachel Khan, Racism

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:430 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Religion, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: 1990s Paris, Aude Massot, family, identity, microaggressions, Rachel Khan, Racism ·
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“You look better than me, and I’m a real woman!” “Who’s that beached whale on the floor?” “You’re so well spoken!”

Why Are You So Sensitive?: Navigating Everyday, Unintended Microaggressions by Billie Lee and Gina Torino

July 8, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr16bingo Disco Disco is a very loose connection but one I can make fit. You see, the category mentions gay Americans and the 1960s and 1970s. And the one thing I have learned in my reading the last few years, shows that first, this is not “ancient history” but less than 50 years ago in some areas. And the fact that we might think we’ve come a long way with equality and “political correctness” we still have a long way to go. As this book […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, Billie Lee, Billie Lee and Gina Torino, cbr16bingo, discrimination, LGBTQ, microaggressions, Social Justice, social science

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:310 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, Billie Lee, Billie Lee and Gina Torino, cbr16bingo, discrimination, LGBTQ, microaggressions, Social Justice, social science ·
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