Day 10: Not sure this counts as very much of a full catalog flex, but in light of some super exciting news from the author this week I decided to post a pic of these first edition copies of BGMDE, which will soon be retired as we make way for the new editions being published by Harper Perennial. 🙌🏽 #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
Day 9: There are just so many to choose from for books that transcend into a total experience, but I decided to go with Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson because I love the way that she handled shifting between different characters‘ perspectives to the point where you really become immersed in their lives and ways of thinking even though they are all so very different. I also love the opening scene! #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
Day 8: books from across the African Diaspora #blackliteracyisrevolutionary
Day 7: a book by an author I look forward to reading for the first time. #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
Catch up post from Day 6 of the #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary books that helped shape my world view.
Not pictured: The Condemnation of Blackness by Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr Joy DeGruy, and Xenogenesis Series by Octavia Butler.
I don‘t have pics of a literal book stack to share for today‘s Black Boy Joy prompt because I just wasn‘t up to weeding through my son‘s bookshelves but here are some of our recommendations all the same.
1. Jaden Toussaint: The Greatest series by Marti Dumas
2. The Wizenard and Época series‘ created by the late great Kobe Bryant in collaboration with Wesley King & Ivy Claire respectively
3. Anything by Ben Phillipe
#Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
I frequently find myself recommending books by Victor LaValle, especially The Changeling and The Devil in Silver. I love his books for the way he captures the beauty and quiet dignity in the daily lives of people, especially working class and people of color. There‘s this way he has of telling their stories that makes the smallest details feel anything but ordinary. #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
I feel like I‘ve probably posted about this one here before... oh well! 🤷🏾♀️
A book by a Black author that opened my interest into a new genre was The Coldest Winter Ever
Author: Sistah Souljah / Genre: Urban Fiction
This book not only opened me up to a new genre of reading, but a really whole new world I never could have imagined. & changed my idea of what a book could be. #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
I made a longer post on IG about today‘s prompt, the first book where I felt seen- you can check it out and follow me there if you‘d like (same handle): https://www.instagram.com/p/CKy6d6LHpVK/?igshid=1676wjosulbrm #Blackliteracyisrevolutionary
I read because reading is the key that unlocks worlds upon worlds of knowledge and information, a lot of which has been historically withheld from certain communities (the black community especially) and marginalized groups of people. It is true what they say- knowledge is power, and the ability to educate oneself is one of the most valuable tools we have in the world. #blackliteracyisrevolutionary
