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Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers

January 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not sure I was the intended audience for Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers. However, I think everyone should read this graphic novel as it is not just about the hair of women of color but the story of women in the bigger picture. I feel anyone can find a piece of themselves inside these stories. There are triggers (including but not limited to drug use, abuse, bullying, racism within the community), but they are there to move the story along/to show the situation […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: ebony flowers, hair, Hairdressing of Blacks, literary, social issues, Social life and customs, Social Themes, women

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:12 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: ebony flowers, hair, Hairdressing of Blacks, literary, social issues, Social life and customs, Social Themes, women ·
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The perfection of imperfection

Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill

April 16, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence is not a perfect book. Which is what makes it interesting and exciting. This is (as the author, Joel Christian Gill, themselves says) a memoir not a biography. These snippets of Joel growing up in Virginia, living in the ‘partments, dealing with bullies (adult and kid) are based on events that happened, people he knew and a little poetic license to move his story along. They take you on a journey of how the author learned how and when […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: African Americans, family, friendship, Joel Christian Gill, self-esteem, Social life and customs, Strange Fruit Comics, violence

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:137 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: African Americans, family, friendship, Joel Christian Gill, self-esteem, Social life and customs, Strange Fruit Comics, violence ·
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