Episode 70: Viola Davis" Finding Me"

The Fake Ass Book Club is back again!! This week the ladies review "Finding Me" a memoir by Viola Davis. Viola describes this book by saying, "Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self." The best kind of a love story!! Moni and Kat forged through moutains of vilolence, abuse, poverty and rats ( ewww rats!!) to uncover a beautiful story of reseilliance and self discovery! Enjoy! **Dedication: A special thanks to all the listerners. To all the people working hard each day and to @GANGGANG A cultural development firm open to creative collaborations that build equity based in Indianapolis for the "Butter" (butterartfair.com) art fair for adding color, light, and love to our city. Thanks for allowing us to be included in the day!! Show Notes: About the Author Viola Davis is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the only African-American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. *About the book: *Hardcover, Oprah's Book Club Edition, 304 pages Published April 26th 2022 by HarperOne Correction: Moni said Black Friday but meant Black Monday on Showtime: https://www.sho.com/black-monday (Great show if you like dark humor) THe Book of Mormon clip featured actor Andrew Rannells who was mentioned in Black Monday refenece. _ Quotes_ “Memories are immortal. They’re deathless and precise. They have the power of giving you joy and perspective in hard times. Or, they can strangle you. Define you in a way that’s based more in other people’s tucked-up perceptions than truth.” “I am a dark-skinned woman. Culturally, there is a spoken and unspoken narrative rooted in Jim Crow. It tells us that dark-skinned women are simply not desirable. All the attributes that are attached to being a woman-desireable, vulnerable, needing to be rescued-don't apply to us. In the past we've been used as chattel, fodder for inhumane experimentation, and it has evolved into invisibility.” ― Viola Davis, Finding Me *Stranger than Fiction: * Follow up on Shinzo Abe Assassination: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/09/1110674313/japan-shinzo-abe-assassination-what-we-know KC pastor berates congregation over watch: https://nowthisnews.com/news/pastor-berates-broke-congregation-for-neglecting-to-buy-him-a-luxury-watch Warning: Adult Content & Language, please be advised this show is for adults 18 and up and the open minded. Please email [email protected] with your book suggestions and "Stranger Than Fiction" stories so we can share them on the show!! Reach out and let us how we are doing!! You can find us online by clicking our Link tree https://linktr.ee/Fabpod Please don't forget to follow, rate, review, and SHARE our podcast! Thank you! We will be launching a brand new patreon account in the next month. This will allow us to sustain and elevate our show and allow listeners a chance to support the podcast!! We will be offering bonus content and are open to hearing what else you would like to see from us.