#sundayread for July 7, 2019
By Wade Kwon
Photo: Philippe Put (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for July 7, 2019:
- Listened to “Heavy,” Kiese Laymon’s memoir: Raw and compelling, all about growing up black and poor in the South.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2XO5Dr2 - The Great Unravelling: The Disintegration of the Nigerian State
By @ChrisNgwodo
(via @AfricaResearch) - She’s worth $400 million. She reaches almost 10 million viewers daily. All rise for @JudgeJudy Sheindlin.
By Jazmine Hughes @jazzedloon
//Plus, a brief counterpoint by Sarah Jaffe @Sarahwinifred - Flashback: From 2018, Wade’s 101: #Haiku retrospective 46
#poetry - Maria Sebregondi, Moleskine founder, takes note of the digital age
By Hannah Roberts @hanrobs
(RT @kikiochieng) - From 2011: Stephon Marbury’s Career Makeover in China
By Wells Tower
(via @natashakhanhk @suilee) - Flashback: 10 years ago, John Katopodis guilty of mail, wire fraud
#Bham #alpolitics - Eight Women Accuse Max Landis of Emotional and Sexual Abuse
By Amy Zimmerman @ahzimm
#MeToo - On Truth and Lying in the Extra German Sense
By Rebecca Schuman @pankisseskafka - Flashback: Developing a retail content strategy
- Oral history of “In Living Color” on its 25th anniversary
Compiled by @MaraReinstein - Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth
By @ByNinaMartin and Renee Montagne @nprmontagne
(via @nprnicole) - A Campaign to Crack Down on Massage Businesses May Harm the Women It Wants to Help
By @MelissaGira Grant and @Emma_A_Whitford - The Man Who’s Putting More Sex Toys on Walmart’s Shelves
By @KatieVanSyckle
(via @petershankman)
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More #sundayread:
- All tweets for July 7 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
