Overwhelming obligations are one of the many barriers Black women readers face at SIUE.
I view this as a barrier because it has been a common reason Black women readers have mentioned as to why they don't read more. Junior TaKara Gilbert mentioned, since being in college, “...all of my free time to explore books, I really want to see, I don’t have time for that.”
To me, this suggests that Black women readers at SIUE need to find a better balance between required reading/assignments and leisure reading. It can be overwhelming trying to balance so many obligations while in school, but if we made a better effort to improve reading habits, I think it would be extremely beneficial.
Addressing the reasons why Black students don’t feel motivated to do some kinds of reading -- like book-length reading and immersive reading -- is important for making reading more accessible and helping them find a balance.
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