Soul Street
Soul Street could stir up the grooviest of feelings. Not everyone knew what a oogum boogum feeling was about but if you were lucky to live on soul street you knew deep down what those feelings were. It was like they were always work’in on a groovy thing, you know, tryin’ to make things better.
Welcome to little lita.com's blog. Each post will connect you, the reader to a blended sorts of short stories, poetry, and interesting characters . Little Lita the writer, has a tapestry of colorful stories that interwoven with the threads and designs of her experiences. Interwoven from her dreams and aspirations her stories were crafted. She became the Storycatcher, and the master weaver of her stories.
Little Lita
“I knew growing up feeling that, at some point, I was supposed to be the thing I learned in stories: Compassionate, honorable and brave... I knew this because the storytellers lived the lessons they imparted in their stories.” (Baldwin, C., 2005)
SOUL STREET
You Ain't Got This/A Barbershop Conversation
From her upcoming book, 'Stories Beneath My Skin,' comes the fictional short story
of Soul Street Every barbershop had its counsel of experts whose daily gathering was to debate who had the best 45 or album. “Man, I betcha you don’t got this one,” as Rosco pulled the shiny round black item out of his bag.
Book Review
Importance of Storytelling in African American Families
"You Should've Been There" is the autobiography of Julita M. Braithwaite, a young woman growing up in urban Los Angeles. She is the oldest of eight children whose devoted mother, grandmother and aunties instill her with love, devotion and moral values to carry her through periods of hope and adversity. The importance of storytelling in their family life is central. There are stories Julita told to her younger siblings, stories of family history told by her grandmother and stories from her imagination about her African American ancestors' personal histories that cannot be known. 5 stars
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