#blackbooksmatter

[thefreeblackwomanslibrary]

“At eighteen I moved to Montreal to attend university, and broke Mica’s heart a year later when I fell in love with someone else, who happened to be a woman. I had always loved women. As teenagers, when we played mum and dad, I always assumed the role of a dad and would do anything the girls wanted. The woman I met in Canada was seven years older than I was. She was prettier than I was. She had her sh*t together. I did everything she wanted me to. I did her homework, I bought her things, I even shoplifted so I could give her more gifts. One day we were on the bus heading to the movie theater which was still several stops away from my house. No physical words passed between us, but when we got to my stop we both got off the bus. I had never walked three blocks so fast before. We opened the door, our lips found each other right by the door, and there we stayed. Time whirred by in a blur of pleasure. I have no concrete memories; it was like a smoke-filled dream. Learning each other’s bodies, our lips clung to each other, and we twisted and turned our legs so that our cl*ts could rub against each other. I screamed, and screamed, and screamed as I came.”

- an excerpt from THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN/Self Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, 2022

We had an incredible Reading Club meetup this past Sunday discussing the work of Alice Walker. It was an AMAZING conversation that got DEEP!!

Thank you to all the brilliant folks that came through!! 💜💜

We meet again on Sunday, June 25th at 5pm EST to chat about The Sex Lives of African Women. This book got me clutching my pearls like an old school church granny.

Excited to share that author, activist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah will be joining us for the conversation!!

🎉🎉🎉🎉

Register via eventbrite link to attend. See you soon ♥️📚⭐️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tfbwl-reading-clubthe-sex-lives-of-african-women-by-nana-darkoa-sekiyiamah-tickets-337024337867

#freeblackwomenslibrary #blackwomanbibliophile #books #blackbooks #freeblackwoman #booklover #blackbooksmatter #tfbwl

[books4us]

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! Just returned yesterday from Cancun (a much needed vacation) and had a good week of reading. As I catch up on my reviews they will all be here in THE SPOTLIGHT! But today the light is on Someday, Maybe. In keeping with my core principle of honesty, I must say, this was a tough read for me. Emotionally. Mentally. Spiritually. Was difficult to find any joy, well the writing contained some beautiful sentences and paragraphs but the content, whoa. I wrote ✍🏾 Overwhelming. To say this is a grief filled novel is the ultimate understatement. The ability of this author to immerse the reader in grief over 350 pages is astonishing. I mean, whew. It just never stopped. It was unrelenting, to the point that you feel like you are experiencing grief along with the character. As a trigger warning, anyone who has dealt with the suicide of a loved one may want to steer clear. The four stars are for the beautiful paragraphs that offer temporary respite from the trauma that inherits page after page after page. At some point, I was begging for the end, the only relief coming when I knew I was near the finish line. A tough read. #ownvoicesreviews #bookstagram #pushingbooksainteasy #bookpusher #somedaymaybe #blackbooksmatter #blackbookstagram #bookreview #blackbibliophile #onyinwabineli #readmorebooks #readingismylife #booksaremylife #bookblogger #goodblackreads #makereadinglitagain #sundayspotlight #readreadread (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjfktaFrf6V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ownvoicesreviews #bookstagram #pushingbooksainteasy #bookpusher #somedaymaybe #blackbooksmatter #blackbookstagram #bookreview #blackbibliophile #onyinwabineli #readmorebooks #readingismylife #booksaremylife #bookblogger #goodblackreads #makereadinglitagain #sundayspotlight #readreadread

[mizamour]

One of the things I want to do as a librarian is promote texts with inclusive versions of history, where amazing authors tell the stories of brilliant, innovative, and dedicated people who have been left out of the narrative for various reasons (cough white supremacy/misogyny/homophobia) like Bayard Rustin in the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Patricia Bath in medicine, Lonnie Johnson in engineering, Charles Henry Turner in entomology, Tu Youyou in medicine, and so many more. But for some areas of history, I haven't found good elementary school texts yet. So this one, telling the story of York, fills a much-needed gap. York was an enslaved person enlisted for the Lewis and Clark expedition without his choice in the matter. He had to leave his family behind, and was often disrespected by his fellow explorers. But despite this, he played an integral role in the expedition, without which it would not have been successful. He served as an intermediary to bypass the often tense encounters between the white explorers and rightfully wary indigenous people, forming relationships with Native Americans (and sometimes getting mistaken for the leader of the group). He befriended Sacagawea, as someone who could share her experience of being torn from her family and treated as property. York's team grew to respect and admire him so much that they named Islands after him and asked him to be a part of the vote on courses of action (which Black people were usually barred from), and yet when he returned, his name was left off the list of heroes being presented to the president, his instrumental contributions disregarded. This story is vital to teaching the Lewis and Clark expedition, and I am excited to share it with our teachers! #inclusivehistory #teachinghistory #history #marginalization #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistory #blackbooksmatter #lewisandclark #explorers #americanexplorers #teachersofInstagram #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #thejourneyofyork #teachrealhistory #teachthetruth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgb2j8hOTxi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#inclusivehistory #teachinghistory #history #marginalization #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistory #blackbooksmatter #lewisandclark #explorers #americanexplorers #teachersofinstagram #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #thejourneyofyork #teachrealhistory #teachthetruth

[sistahscifi]

Loved this review of A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow! Scroll to see the author's reflections on #juneteenth. You can purchase from our @instagram, @facebook, @shopify, @tiktok, @librofm (audiobook) or @pinterest stores. Link in bio: @sistahscifi. Better yet, check it out from your local #library!!! Reposted from @bookinitwithahtiya ✨ Thank you so much @shelfstuff for sending me a finished copy of A COMB OF WISHES by Lisa Stringfellow! 🌊🧜🏾‍♀️ ✨ I listened to this recently released middle grade fantasy on audio and had an incredible experience. The method of storytelling really incorporates the use of call and response in Black Diasporic traditions. The tradition of oral storytelling in the Black community, specifically in the Caribbean, is expertly woven into the story. The dual perspectives between little girl Kela and mermaid Ophidia adds a sense of anticipation and foreboding. This novel has lots of heart and deals with grief, specifically death of a parent. I’m excited for my students to discover this one! 🧜🏾‍♀️🌊 ✨ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 . . . #OwnVoices #BookCommunity #BookPhotography #BookNerd #BookRecommendations #BlackBookstagram #BlackBooksMatter #DiverseSpines #BookinItWithAhtiya #ACombOfWishes #SistahScifi #Juneteenth #Juneteenth2022 #CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth #SistahScifi #LisaStringfellow Reposted from @theshelfstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/CfDB0t4JcFO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#juneteenth #library #ownvoices #bookcommunity #bookphotography #booknerd #bookrecommendations #blackbookstagram #blackbooksmatter #diversespines #bookinitwithahtiya #acombofwishes #sistahscifi #juneteenth2022 #caribbeanamericanheritagemonth #lisastringfellow

[kokayi]

I was severely depressed about 6 months before this moment. I love this video. @dlproduces had the vision @maybetimmyburton is one of the best DPs i've had the good fortune of working with, becaue making Orlando look like Miami with the Chuck E. Cheese jonts cranking i the back miming the vocals is a whole epic moment. Chapter 2 of "You Are Ketchup: and other fly music tales" is aptly entitled Robots & Dinosaurs, i touch on my mental health at that time, my frustration with the music business and the words from a child that gave me perspective and a mission. That mission led to @tonedeff (also crushing the thrash mix) & QN5 via @substantialmusic which led to @shellymac_xo @audibletreats and @danfriedman who had me errywhere. @datdudebyron was a solid partner and friend throughout the process and we made a great body of work. that jont is pressed up and reisssued via @_marcusjmoore and @vinylmeplease snag the book, connect the dots, travel with me. i'm black, that was some history. #blackauthorsmatter #blackbooksmatter #youareketchupbook #outchea (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/ConGfEOLDJ6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#blackauthorsmatter #blackbooksmatter #youareketchupbook #outchea

[iwritenshhhh]

#kindleunlimited #black books #urbanfiction #urbanromance #buyblack #amazon #bookish #bookstagram #blackgirlmagic #blackauthorsmatter #blackbookstagram #readersofinstagram #black literature #blackbooksmatter #SoundCloud

[just1pr]

NEXT WEEKEND is about to be LIT 🔥 Grab your friends or partners and meet us there @blackwritersweekend Tickets are nearly sold out, Grab your ticket before it’s too late‼️ www.blackwritersweekend.com **Link in Bio** . . . . #blackbookstagram #bookstagram #blackauthors #blackbooks #blackwriters #urbanfiction #booklover #blackbooksmatter #blackliterature #readersofinstagram #bookstagrammer #books #blackbookclubs #bookworm #blackbookstagrammer #goodreads #bibliophile #bookish #blackauthorsmatter #booksofinstagram #supportblackauthors #currentlyreading https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgjrr1_LmpU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[brittklein18]

[motaba-sketchbooks-graff-dibujos]

😉Motaba goes Sketching ✍🏽🚶🏾‍♂️ (half ground,half zion👌🏾) #sketchup #sketchbookartist #perspectivedrawing #perspective #airview #bitume #ground #zion #roots #parc #lac #lake #landscape #inkdrawing #quickdrawing #quickdoodle #quicksketch #doodlesofinstagram #doodle #esquisse #sketching #sketchbook #dessindujour #towers #saintdenis #equilibre #blackbooksmatter #hiphopdrawing #citydrawing (à Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjC9A1woB2c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#sketchup #sketchbookartist #perspectivedrawing #perspective #airview #bitume #ground #zion #roots #parc #lac #lake #landscape #inkdrawing #quickdrawing #quickdoodle #quicksketch #doodlesofinstagram #doodle #esquisse #sketching #sketchbook #dessindujour #towers #saintdenis #equilibre #blackbooksmatter #hiphopdrawing #citydrawing

[babybabylowtension]

When you’re the new intern who’s tryna graduate in 2 months (pray for me😭) you even go to the office on your birthday 🎂. _____ For those of you who know where I’m interning, you know this wasn’t a bother to me. I love my office + I’m happy to have the opportunity to learn from a Black-owned agency! ____ I’ve been so focused on graduating I had to skip my annual #HUBuysBlack series this Black history month 😔 Pero maybe you’ll get it later this year (aka after I graduate 😅). ______ If there’s anything I’ve learned as I enter #twentyfine I’m learning how to take care of my needs first + create boundaries. This is an arduous + nonlinear process. However, I’m trying to give myself grace + remember that true growth takes time. _____ In the mean time Jesus has confirmed to me that I’m in alignment + on the right path. What more can I ask for? Expand My Territory Lord for you know I will share it with my people. 🙏🏽Here’s to building in 2022! _______ #birthday #happybirthday #march3rd #29 #howardalumni #howarduniversity #mswcandidate #mswstudent #gradschool #mastersmami #blackgirlmagic #womenshistorymonth #girlsday #blackbooksmatter #itsmybirthday #blackownedclothing (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/Caqj2uRMFY0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#hubuysblack #twentyfine #birthday #happybirthday #march3rd #29 #howardalumni #howarduniversity #mswcandidate #mswstudent #gradschool #mastersmami #blackgirlmagic #womenshistorymonth #girlsday #blackbooksmatter #itsmybirthday #blackownedclothing

[thegenesischronicles]

Life can change in an instant. Whitney Stone's did.

Read about her journey in the upcoming release from Ms. Tery

Whitney's Autumn, book two of The Genesis Chronicles.

Amazon pre-sale begins 10-10-2021. Reserve your copy. And if you haven't read book one, pick up Samaya's Summer, available exclusively on Amazon!

#YoungAdultbookshelf #youngadultnovel #UrbanFantasybookseries #contemporaryfantasybooks #blackgirlsrock #blackgirlmagic #bookstagram #blackbookstagram #diversespines #blackbookworm #blackgirlreadingaboutblackgirls #goodblackreads #blackbooksmatter #blackmenread #blackgirlswhoread #blackguyswhoread #wellreadblackgirl #wellreadblackguy #blackfantasy #urbanfiction #yafantasy #fantasybookseries #yabooks #yabookshelf #yafiction #teenbookshelf #teenreads #ireadya #yabookstagram #booksforteens

[thefreeblackwomanslibrary]

TFBWL BOOKMAIL💗💗

A very generous book angel sent me a box of books that contained some vintage beauties!!

🤩📚📦🤩🤸🏿‍♂️💗🎉

I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING AND THEN AGAIN WHEN IM LOOKING MEAN AND IMPRESSIVE/A Zora Neale Hurston Reader, edited by Alice Walker, introduction by Mary Helen Washington, published by The Feminist Press, 1979

PARABLE OF THE SOWER by Octavia E Butler, published by Grand Central Publishing, 1993

IN LOVE & TROUBLE/Stories of Black Women by Alice Walker, published by Harcourt Brace Javanovich, 1967

FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF/Choreopoem by Ntozake Shange, published by Bantam Books, 1980

IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING by Angela Y. Davis and other Political Prisoners, published by Signet,1971

THE BLACK FAMILY DINNER QUILT COOKBOOK with Dorothy Height, President & The National Council of Negro Women, Inc.

SOME OF US DID NOT DIE/New & Selected Essays by June Jordan, published by Basic/Civitas Books, 2002

Such a glorious stack of heavy hitters, whew!! Absolutely incredible!!

So much gratitude to the person that sent these treats and so much more for The Free Black Women’s Library book collection. 😭📚♥️

I’m hyped to share that with our community via our traveling installation and upcoming Reading Room. 🤸🏿‍♂️🖤📦📚

Feel free to send all manner of good books written by Black women and Black non binary folks to us at

TFBWL

1072 Bedford Avenue

Box 39

Brooklyn, NY 11216

We are also grateful for zines, chapbooks, comic books, graphic novels, journals and self published works.

Thank you!! 🖤

*Collage in the background created by me.

#freeblackwomenslibrary #blackwomanbibliophile #books #blackbooks #freeblackwoman #booklover #blackbooksmatter #thefreeblackwomenslibrary #tfbwl

[books4us]

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!! 3/26. Are we checking on our mental health? Do we realize the importance of doing so? Well @drcoreyyeager has dropped a book that will help you initiate the conversation with self! How Am I Doing? Yes it’s shining under the spotlight! My 💭; A necessary book. Why? It’s important to check in with yourself in order to maintain a healthy mental outlook. Right from the first question, the foundation is established by making it clear that you are the star in your own show. And if you don’t take care of the star, you can’t be of much use to others. This is not a self-help book per se, but there are many strategies that can assist one in having conversations with self that are honest and intimate. MJ said, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror” and Corey Yeager is expounding on that statement and forcing the conversation with self. How am I? Well after reading this book and putting it on my reference table, I’m better and moving towards best. This is one, you’ll keep going back to, just to sharpen the conversation and deepen the understanding. A big thank you to Dr. Corey Yeager. We continue giving you the skinny on books you won’t see featured anywhere else on IG, Right!! #ownvoicesreviews #howamidoing #drcoreyyeager #harpercelebrate #mentalhealthawareness #bookpusherforlife #pushingbooksainteasy #readmorebooks #blackbibliophile #goodblackreads #blackbooksmatter #goodreads #readology2023 #readingismylife #makereadinglitagain #blackbibliophile (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQPqJULGAz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ownvoicesreviews #howamidoing #drcoreyyeager #harpercelebrate #mentalhealthawareness #bookpusherforlife #pushingbooksainteasy #readmorebooks #blackbibliophile #goodblackreads #blackbooksmatter #goodreads #readology2023 #readingismylife #makereadinglitagain

[mizamour]

This book!!!!! So amazing!!!!! I adore Octavia Butler, and I adore Ibi Zoboi, so when I got this book signed by Zoboi at ALA this summer, I was over the moon! But I hadn't read it yet til now, when it just won an award and reminded me it was waiting like a jewel on my shelf - and WOW. I can't think of anyone more perfect to tell Butler's story than Zoboi - they were both introverted Dreamers who found refuge and inspiration in speculative fiction as kids, which shaped their journeys as groundbreaking authors. Zoboi tells her story in a beautiful blend of expository text, images, and and poetry, each enhancing each other and adding deeper layers, parallels, reflections. This is a biography like no other, expository literature at its height. I'm going to be recommending this to some of the aspiring authors in my school! #octaviabutler #octaviawasright #ibizoboi #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #afrofuturism #blacksciencefiction #blackauthors #blackbooksmatter #blackauthorsmatter #youngauthors #childrensbiographies #biographies #expositoryliterature https://www.instagram.com/p/CoizAKfssyc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#octaviabutler #octaviawasright #ibizoboi #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #afrofuturism #blacksciencefiction #blackauthors #blackbooksmatter #blackauthorsmatter #youngauthors #childrensbiographies #biographies #expositoryliterature

[sistahscifi]

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson continues to be one our most loved books! Have you read it? We are in stock! You can purchase from our @instagram, @twitter, @tiktok , @pinterest, @facebook, and @shopify stores. Audiobook available via our @librofm shop. Link in bio: @sistahscifi. Better yet, check it out from your local #library!! Reposted from @melanin_library Book of the Week: Midnight Robber by (@NaloHop).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Honestly, what can I tell you about MIDNIGHT ROBBER by Nalo Hopkinson other than to get yourself a copy?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life . . . and set her free.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #WrittenInMelanin #BlackAuthors #BlackGirlsWrite #FictionWriters #BlackGirlsRead #BlackAuthorsOfInstagram #MelaninLibrary #BlackBooksMatter #MelaninNetwork #MelaninBooks #BlackSciFiBooks #BlackSciFi #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction #Midnight Robber #NaloHopkinson #ReadBlackAuthors #BlackBookstagram #BlackBooks #BlackBookBloggers #BlackFiction #DiverseBooks #ReadBlackBooks #SupportBlackAuthors #SIstahScifi #Afrofuturism // @grandcentralpub @hachettebooks (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChUkDMMrinT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#library #writteninmelanin #blackauthors #blackgirlswrite #fictionwriters #blackgirlsread #blackauthorsofinstagram #melaninlibrary #blackbooksmatter #melaninnetwork #melaninbooks #blackscifibooks #blackscifi #scifibooks #sciencefiction #midnight #nalohopkinson #readblackauthors #blackbookstagram #blackbooks #blackbookbloggers #blackfiction #diversebooks #readblackbooks #supportblackauthors #sistahscifi #afrofuturism

[kokayi]

Young. Yezzir!!!!!! LFG! Shout out to @chris___richards @washingtonpost for taking the time to offer his thoughts on the new book. I'm excited to share my story with y'all. Y.A.K. officially drops 11.15. Next Thursday to celebrate i'm inviting folks to chop it with me @ms_shi_shi and @_marcusjmoore at @byrdlandrecords 7PM. @iammissher on tables. cop a free ticket at the link up top. I'll be signing and selling a few books. also kudos to the good bamma @king_marvino on the stellar 📸 appreciate you bruv. #outchea #youreketchupbook #blackbooksmatter #celebration #mentalhealth #musicbusiness #blackauthors (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLmorFrHI-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#outchea #youreketchupbook #blackbooksmatter #celebration #mentalhealth #musicbusiness #blackauthors