Is conversate a real word? Who determines what real words are anyway? And why is African American Vernacular looked down upon but not other dialects of broken English. We address it all on this episode of What Page You On! Toni Morrison interview: https://youtu.be/PCMoS6UJoxs Conversate: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-conversate-a-real-word

Black bookstores have a rich history in our culture. Black booksellers have long been entrenched in the community specifically in the D.C. Metropolitan Area! This episode is dedicated to those independent booksellers past and present. 1. Sankofa Bookstore @sankofadc 2. Mahogany Bookstore @mahoganybooks 3. Loyalty Books @loyaltybooks FBI’s War on Black Bookstores: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/fbi-black-bookstores/553598/ Like, Comment, Share & Subscribe!

Welcome to the first episode of What Page You On? In this episode we’re discussing why it’s important to read, how members of the African Diaspora still have work to do when it comes to literacy rates and how in today’s era reading and research are vital for understanding.