'The House of Eve' explores Black motherhood and associated stigma in the 1950s
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The House of Eve by Sadiqwa Johnson
Sadiqwa Johnson's new novel is about personal stories that aren't well documented or even acknowledged. Dorothy Porter was a real life woman who worked at Howard's Library, amassed the largest collection of African and African-American and Caribbean art in the world. "I feel that it's my duty to give them their shine," says Johnson.
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