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Shout out to my IG reading buddies

@crystalyogi22

@kiyannaloves

@kuetcwge

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@womanistbibliophile and everyone else taking part in The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Challenge this year. ♥️🌹📚♥️🌹📚♥️

2020 has had a lot going on, so it’s been a slow reading year for me.

Here is a stack of books I’ve read for the challenge this year so far.

Swipe to the last slide for TFBWL reading challenge details if you would like to take part.

I have enjoyed all of the books I have read so far, but I placed a star next to my favorites!!

THE YELLOW HOUSE by Sarah M. Broom - a debut ⭐️

MY LIFE AS AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH by Ibi Zoboi - a book for middle schoolers

SISTERS OF THE YAM/BLACK WOMEN AND SELF RECOVERY by bell hooks - a vintage Black Feminist text, published before 2000 ⭐️

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardino Evaristo - a classic or award winning novel ⭐️

HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi - a book by an African author

THE WAR BEFORE by Safiya Bukhari - a book by a political activist or organizer ⭐️

SASSAFRAS, CYPRESS & INDIGO by Ntozake Shange - a book that centers relationships between women ⭐️

MY SOUL LOOKS BACK by Jessica B Harris - a memoir

BLACK LESBIAN IN WHITE AMERICA by Anita Cornwell

- non fiction LGBTQ ⭐️

IN THE WAKE by Christina Sharpe - a book on Spirituality, Religion or Ritual ⭐️

THE HEALING by Gayl Jones - a book that’s features Patois, Creole, Southern vernacular or slang ⭐️

BLACK IMAGINATION curated by Natasha Marin - a book of poetry/prose

Are you taking part in TFBWL Reading Challenge this year? If so let me know how it’s going and what good books by Black women you have read so far!!

Make sure to use the hashtags -

#TFBWL

#tfbwlreadingchallenge

#TFBWL2020

So I can see your posts and re-share them!!

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My Rambly Reaction to the season finale of Pvalley is up on my YT channel.

Please check it out and let me know your thoughts!!

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Members of the Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club, 1949.🌹⭐️

The Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club was one of the earliest Black women clubs in Charleston and was founded December 5, 1916 by Jeanette Keeble Cox. The mission of the club was - “ to promote interest in literary and community work and “to lift others as they climb to higher heights.”

The clubs meetings were held by bi-monthly at the members homes and monthly dues were ten cents. Members of the club were lovers of literature and stated among their goals the promotion of self expansion by establishing a form for discussion of literary works, and contributing to the welfare of the Charleston community. At the time the club was found it was natural for it to be named after Phillis Wheatley, a former enslaved Black woman who in 18th century became the first person of African descent to publish a book of poetry in English.

Photo & text courtesy Avery Research Center, South Carolina

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Five women officers of the Women’s League in Newport, Rhode Island, c.1899.

Photo courtesy US Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Previously displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. ⭐️

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Uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel where I do my signature ramblings, this time it’s all about the multidimensional characters and plot threads explored in PVALLEY, a new TV series currently airing on Starz network. I watched the first 6 episodes in one night. 

(That free trial is a bop) This show is hella Black and sexy AF. Dare I say I’m sprung. A

re you watching?? What do you think of the show and it’s characters?? clickety click to hear my long winded commentary and let me know your thoughts!!

 Btw I got my one good eye on Autumn, she is caught up in some mess.

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Friday blessings!!

New additions to The Free Black Women’s Library, some seriously excellent gently used award winning best selling reads, both classic and contemporary.

Super Grateful for this awesome bookstack, that was delivered this morning. ♥️👌🏿📚

Last time I counted there were 2500 #books in the library but it’s probably more like 3000 at this point. Our brilliance and creativity is truly infinite.

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My Rambly Reaction to the Series Finale of I May Destroy You is finally up!! I had to the video in two parts because YouTube is a hater, so here is part 1, part 2 is linked.

I am extremely proud of myself for breaking out of my comfort zone ( being on camera) and posting reactions to this brilliant (and triggering series) every week for the past 12 weeks!!

I didn’t make my goal of 1000 subscribers but that’s ok, I learned a lot in this process and I absolutely LOVED this show.

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Gorgeous TFBWL throwback photos from this August 2019, when we were stationed at the lovely MOCADA House on Governors Island for a day of Black Feminist/Womanist Literary Games.

I made up clues and questions for our own version of Charades, TV/Film and Jeopardy. It was cute!!

We also traded an amazing amount of excellent books by Black women. Such an awesome fun day. ♥️📚♥️📚♥️📚

Join us tomorrow (Sunday 8/23) for our first meet up/gathering since the Covid shut down, weather predictions 82 degrees & sunny 🎉☀️🎉☀️ 🎉

We will be in Von King Park, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn from noon - 5. Masks are REQUIRED to trade books, we will also have gloves and hand sanitizer on site.

Come check out the collection and enjoy this beautiful Black August Sunday with us. ☺️☺️

All genres of good books written by Black women are accepted for trading. Register to attend via eventbrite link, see you then!! 📚♥️🌹☀️☺️🎉

The Free Black Women's Library - Black August Social Distance Pop Up

The Free Black Women's Library Social Distance Pop Up

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