This three short stories: “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, and “How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)” by Junot Diaz would make a good set for further study because each story has a strong message to the reader. “Everyday Use” teach us that we should appreciate our relatives equally. “The Lesson” […]

When my sister Dee, Mama, and I lived together, I always felt ashamed that Dee saw me. My body was covered with burn scars on my arms and feet since the day that our old house burned. Dee always hated that house, she was standing under a tree seeing how the flames crumble our old house while I was sticking […]