Happy 58th Oprah

The queen of media, Oprah Winfrey, turns 58 today. She has empowered us, made us cry, and moved us in so many ways. We have had Ah Ha Moments, Oprah's Favorite Things, and O Magazine (I know I keep up!).

Oprah is truly a one in a million. She grew up dirt poor but became the wealthiest and most influential African American woman in the world. People cry and scream when she came out on stage at her talk show. People love her! I must admit her truthfulness and life struggles have made me cry a few times.

Her magazine is read my millions and includes healthy and positive tips for women. She is truly blessed to have a 25 years as a talk show host and to have 12 fruitful years with a magazine.

There is nothing else I can say about this lady that has not been said but.....

What she means to me....
To me you are my inspiration. You confirm that dreams can be  reality.

To me you are a mother. You teach.

To me you are a genuine. A person who practices what she preaches

Thank you & happy birthday, Oprah!

Always,

B. LaShera Glaze

Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden

This has been a long time coming. After reading this book so many months ago, I thought about what I wanted to say about this MASTERPIECE. I have read the reviews and agreed with each one. I have read TONS of books but there are only two books(literary fiction) prior to reading this that I became so captivated by the writing style & the characters that I read the book in hours. The books are The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Push by Sapphire, and now Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden. 

I have also read many "Bestsellers" and thought to myself, Is this what sold millions in the first days of publication?   Ms. McFadden truly deserves more praise than she receives.

Glorious  is set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights era. Blending the truth of American history with the fruits of Bernice L. McFadden's rich imagination, this is the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer whose tumultuous path to success, ruin, and revival offers a candid portrait of the American experience in all its beauty and cruelty.

Here are a few passages from this amazing book:

"Girl, every place the same as here,they just go by different names. Anyway, I'd rather stay here and deal with devil I already know." (32)

"When she caught Easter staring,which was often, she would snort, "This here my cat, I got a right to pet it." (40)

"There was entirely too much pussy under one roof and she didn't want to dangle additional temptation in front of her husband." (72-73)

If I 'low that, the rest of these girls up here will feel they could do the same thing, you hearing me?" (76)

"And the fact that her babies were conceived in her mind and not her womb did not make any less alive, any less beautiful, any less loved, or any less glorious." (101)

You can find out more about this author and all of her books on her website http://www.bernicemcfadden.com/.

Support her because she is truly a valid asset to the LITERARY WORLD!

Always,

B. LaShera GLAZE