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Read Black Book Club
Jun 28th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
This monthly book club will include alternating months of conversations about books focused on the Black experience, both fictional & real.
Read Black Poetry
The Read Black Book Club recently met for a session dedicated entirely to poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Read Black Book Club
May 24th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
This monthly book club will include alternating months of conversations about books focused on the Black experience, both fictional & real.
Black Poets to try for National Poetry Month
Poetry has been a stalwart tradition in Black culture for centuries, from storytelling to rap and hip-hop.
Read Black: Beyond Beale Street
If you want to expand your understanding of Baldwin and his work, here are some other titles worth checking out.
Read Black: Beyond Flamboyants
FLAMBOYANTS is a celebration of queer Black creators from the Harlem Renaissance. Here are titles by & about each of the folks in the book.
Read Black Book Chat - February 2025
The Read Black Book Club met for the first Book Chat of the year, in which attendees shared recent books (and other media) they enjoyed.
Read This, Then That: Black Country Music
These books approach the concept of Black country music from different angles.
Read This, Then That: Black Cowboys in History
Read nonfiction about Black cowboys in history, then read a romance featuring a Black cowboy.
February is Black History Month
Mental Health America highlights Black and African American contributions to the mental health movement as they are oftentimes overlooked.
Read Black ... History
In February, the Read Black Book Club meets for the first round-robin style Book Chat of 2025. What better time to read Black history?
Black History Month 2025 on Kanopy
In February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring the rich history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans.
Read Black: Beyond Cool. Awkward. Black.
The Read Black Book Club recently met to discuss Cool. Awkward. Black. edited by Karen Strong & featuring stories by a LOT of great authors.
Read Black Book Club - December 2024
The Read Black Book Club recently met for our final Book Chat of the year, to share recent reads by Black authors about the Black community.
Read Black Book Club 2025
Here are the six books we will be reading together in January, March, May, July, September, and November of 2025.
Read Black Book Club - October 2024
Here are books & other media by Black authors and/or about Black subjects that were discussed recently at Read Black book chat!