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Many personal experiences were sprinkled throughout the book.

— Lola Akinmade Åkerström

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A lot of the feelings of isolation, lack of belonging, and exclusion Muna feels are real and raw for me.

I often say there is a huge difference between loving a Black woman versus taking directions from her as your boss or CEO.

Being different doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you or that you aren’t perfect as you are. It simply means getting special support so you can live your best life.

In every mirror she's black (2021)

We are in fact all perfectly different, and what makes us different needs to be fully celebrated within society.

In every mirror she's black (2021)

She needed balance. Her own moon that would rise and fall with her, keeping her equilibrium, loving her unconditionally.

In every mirror she's black (2021)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

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Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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