in particular the line of...First of all. What is fabulous about the book is that it centers the life of a Black woman- scholarship kid-Stanford educated-Oceanographer from Cleveland. #blackgirlsarefromthefuture. Then it moves on to her biological family which is her mom, her baby brother and her dad. The themes that are present in the novel are forgiveness, Black [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Martha Southgate’
On the Brilliance of Martha Southgate’s “The Taste of Salt”.
Monday, November 28th, 2011Author Martha Southgate on Why the Film “The Help” is a Symptom of a Larger Issue: My Thoughts.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011In entertainment weekly, one of my favorite authors, Martha Southgate (@mesouthgate) discusses the film “The Help” stating that, There have been thousands of words written about Stockett’s skills, her portrayal of the black women versus the white women, her right to tell this story at all. I won’t rehash those arguments, except to say that [...]
Appreciation for Martha Southgate
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010This one is for Jonzey and all the Black girls in the world who live to tell stories. I reread Martha Southgate’s Third Girl From the Left this week and I was moved by the fact that I read this book in 2005 when it came out, but I think that the fact that I [...]
