Rae La Soul

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was teh epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair […]” It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I can still remember my senior year when we were forced to read “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. Surprisingly, it was a very good book. For some reason, I can still recall the chief  ...

I finally read the novel “Push” by Sapphire. Never before have I been so moved and so touched. I’m hoping that the movie will live up to my expectations. While I was reading this book, I could visualize its context. I cried with Precious and I laughed with Precious. I felt her pain and her sorrow. I felt her ambition to be someone other than who her mom claimed all that she would be–A Stupid Cunt Bucket. There were times where I wanted to reach in and defend her. Then shortly afterwards, I would come to the  ...