Books about displaced people – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] When Stars Are Scattered, by Omar Mohammed and Victoria Jamieson

The cute cover of When Stars Are Scattered, depicting two cute Black boys observing the night sky, is held up against a dark sky by a Black woman's(my) hand.

(Buy this book here) Take a look at that book cover for a moment. It’s cute, right? Two little button-nosed Black boys taking in the night sky without a care in the world, right? Not quite. Omar and Hassan are Somalians living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Their parents are presumed dead and theirContinue reading “[REVIEW] When Stars Are Scattered, by Omar Mohammed and Victoria Jamieson”

[Review] In Every Mirror She’s Black, by Lola Akimade Akerstrom

(Buy this book at Bookshop) It feels like it’s been 935 years since the last time I wrote a book review but I couldn’t let any more time go by without telling y’all about this one. Work, weddings and war. I lived abroad in 2 different countries over 15 years and I heard this constantly.Continue reading “[Review] In Every Mirror She’s Black, by Lola Akimade Akerstrom”