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Read Black: Beyond How the Word is Passed
This list is for anyone interested in Clint Smith's How The Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America.
#ReadBlack Book Club
Dec 17th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
This monthly book club will include facilitated conversations about books focused on the Black experience, both fictional and real.
Read Together
Explore with your lil ones these colorful and engaging titles by Black authors centering Black and African American stories and children.
More Than Just An Athlete
Every man in the books on this list has lived a wider life, and has a broader story to tell than that of wins, statistics, and contracts.
Banned Books authored by Black Women
For Banned Books Week, consider reading one of these powerful titles written by Black women.
Newer Black Romances to read on Libby
Black Romance is here to stay! Enjoy these romances by Black authors and featuring Black couples available in the Libby app.
Classic Black Romances to read on Libby
Black romance has been a thing for decades. Check out these books available in ebook and downloadable audiobook format.
Five Years of Kindred
"And no matter what, we’ll be there to reach, support, and celebrate each other and the community. Kindred Style." - Jessica P.
Read Black: The Water Dancer And Beyond
Here's a list about Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of The Water Dancer, from speaking engagements by the author to other books worth checking out.
Read Black Pride 2022: The Master List
The #ReadBlack Book Club met for the annual Read Black Pride book share, in which we discussed books by LGBTQ+ authors and history.
Children's Books Worth Your Time - June 2022
New children's fiction & non-fiction titles written by Black authors featuring Black individuals, hot off the presses, selected by Kindred!
Books Worth Your Time - June 2022
New & upcoming titles written by Black authors or featuring Black characters, hot off the presses, selected by the members of Kindred!
Watch now! Author talk with Tee Franklin
Catch it on YouTube! Tee Franklin is a DC Comics writer and the first Black woman to write Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy,
Celebrating Juneteenth!
June 19th, or Juneteenth, is a new Federal Holiday! It's also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day w/in the Black/African American community.
Forever Free: Juneteenth Then And Now
June 19 is a special day in American history, particularly in the history of black Americans. What are you doing this Juneteenth?
Blackout
Blackout is a book that lives somewhere between an ensemble novel and a short story anthology. The stories are separate, but linked through shared connections…
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