Midnight, by Sista Souljah is the prequel to The Coldest Winter Ever (another amazing book!) and my sister lent it to me to read this weekend. I am so hooked on it and just started two nights ago. I cannot put it down and when I'm not reading it I'm thinkin about reading it lol. It's love.
I identify with the main character alot because he is Sudanese and views Black America in a very comparable to how my eyes see it. Though I wasn't African born, I have an African father and through observing him, I saw what true dignity was. It's sad that it doesn't translate well throughout the majority of Black American culture, as it is today.
African born. My father was not a king, but he was a phenomenon. The things he taught and showed me were more valuable than the three sparkling diamonds he placed in the palm of my hand.
I love this because I feel the same way about my father. Except he never placed diamonds in my hand, just gold. Pure, shiny, straight to the core gold. REAL African gold. Midnight goes on to speak about how his father was an advisor to the prime minister, as my father was an advisor to the president of Mozambique and just the descriptions of an African man gave me warm, remininescent feelings.
Bottom line is...I just love this book.
IN other news...I am gettin drug tested for the pharmacy tech position then I should be starting later this week or early next week. Until then I'll be working nights at the phone bank for State Rep Ron Buxton. I'm emailing my resume out to Denver places NOW because I need to be doing a real job. I found the perfect job out there as a marketing & communications specialist. I hope they give me a chance because I want to utilize the skills I have before I'm an old fogey. But I am going to be applying for some grad schools soon.
I want to write a book! I've started so many and just never stuck with them. But when you read something that really rocks you right down to your core, you wanna do that for other people. We'll see...
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