Cudjoe? Cudjis? Kazoola? Cosula? Kossula? For the first I read it and re-read very rapidly, so I decided to research what happened to him, his family, and his community. BARRACOON is more of a oral history of how Kossula or Kazoola happened to be kidnapped from modern day Nigeria and spirited away to the stockades … Continue reading BARRACOON: CUDJOE KAZOOLA LEWIS SR. D. 1935
I just realized I am the African American female version of the guy in the picture with my bike parked behind me, OGIO book-bag, Macbook, iPads, and book. I wanted to start a running list of potential reads. This week at work was tolerable, just everything outside of work, has been fraught with sadness with … Continue reading Book Club…Title Pending. First Run at Barracoon and suggested readings.
I have been on medical leave for the past month, and the public library has satisfied my almost insatiable need to read. I would have spent a ridiculous amount of money on books that I would have devoured in 3 days then taken up space stacked in a corner. I pay almost 35% of my … Continue reading Visit to the public library and James Baldwin
