Black Book Bloggers

Connecting authors of black lit & the bloggers that blog about it.

[Black Book Bloggers @BlkBookBloggers]

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

He was exactly what we needed and more than we ever expected. We will miss him dearly.

[Jabarkus @LegendDurham]

" i dont have a racist bone in my body"

Well maybe the racism is in your tendons?

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

If you are a college senior interested in pursuing a PhD in African American, African or African Diasporan Studies, consider applying to the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute. The deadline is March 15, 2021. https://t.co/tM8EmjzeE1 #SchomburgCenter

[St. Louis Public Library @STLpubLibrary]

Pick up one of our adult coloring kits via curbside or walk-up service at Central Library.

[Black Book Bloggers @BlkBookBloggers]

ahhh

[Katie Couric @katiecouric]

That fly on VP Pence’s head right now #VPDebate

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

Me waiting on Mike Pence to actually answer the question he was asked

[Tomoko Hosaka Mullaney @TomokoMullaney]

This.

[Left Bank Books @LeftBankBooks]

We welcome back author and STL native @jabariasim who will discuss his new book of poetry, STOP AND FRISK: AMERICAN POEMS, on Facebook Live at 7pm CDT on August 18. https://t.co/SZgp6qr1aZ

[Royal Exchange Theatre @rxtheatre]

If you missed THE MOUNTAINTOP it's now available for another week! Set during the height of America’s Civil Rights Movement @KatoriHall's powerful & important play will continued to be streamed free via our YouTube channel until 22 June. Watch here >> https://t.co/Zms64rPPY2

[Aliya S. King @aliyasking]

Five jobs I’ve had.

1. Librarian’s assistant: 1986

2. Cashier at Rickel’s Lumber: 1989

3. Substitute teacher: 1995

4. High School History teacher: 1996

5. Writer since: 1998

[Black Book Bloggers @BlkBookBloggers]

That cat straight up said GET OUT!

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Everyone's talking about impeachment and Clinton & Johnson as the only presidents ever impeached. But most people don't know WHY Johnson was impeached.

So let me tell you the story about how not impeaching a racist president is a BIG reason why white supremacy lingers in America

[St. Louis Public Library @STLpubLibrary]

Did you know you can take free yoga classes at the Library? Yes, you heard correctly...FREE! Sign up today!

https://t.co/nCGZqH3MEd

[Alfred A. Knopf @AAKnopf]

We are profoundly sad to report that Toni Morrison has died at the age of eighty-eight.

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”

February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019

[Black Book Bloggers @BlkBookBloggers]

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[Shadow and Act @shadowandact]

We Haven't Finished Yet: #TheFiveHeartbeats is headed to Broadway from @Robert_Townsend and #KeenanIvoryWayans https://t.co/VEGVWmlJIQ

[Tayari Jones @tayari]

Deadline approaching. Got an essay about how reading has changed your life. Win $1K. https://t.co/GxXaIulRiM