I have been keeping track:

1. Cry, The Beloved Country – Alan Paton. I dug it. Well written. If you have an interest in South African History, this is compelling story on a personal level.

2. Wide My World, Narrow My Bed – Luci Swindoll. I read it because I was bored at work and it was there. It’s about all the things you can do if you never marry. I want to get married one day, but I got a good list of ‘should read classics’ out of here.

3. The Autobiography of MalcombX. Good book. I found I had many misconceptions about this man. I think anyone coming from any perspective can learn from this book, but then again I live to hear other peoples life story.

4. The Big Picture- Ben Carson. A must read if you are raised in Detroit or living in Detroit or you were born in Detroit. He’s our hero and he’s brilliant and his life was a TRUE success by any definition.

5.Caucasia – Danzy Senna. If you’ve read “Middlesex” and like it, or like coming of age tales this is a good one. It’s set in the seventies and is told through the eyes of a mulatto child torn away from her father because of racial tension and goes underground with her mother to escape the FBI. Well researched.

6.The Criss Cross – Crystal Winslow. I bought this book at the bookstore cause it was on sale and I don’t know what I was thinking. Don’t read it unless you like yucky novels.

7. Black Like Me- John Griffen. Brilliant. A white writer used a combination of medication and dye to become a black man and travel the south during the early 60’s. Brave Soul. Amazing Story. Eye opening. Quick read.