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We met at Rituals + Ceremony in Brooklyn to chat about #FridayBlack by @NK_Adjei.

Powerful discussion 🙌🏾

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Stumbled across this Malcolm X graphic novel when a friend dropped off a bin full of random books. This 💎 was in the pile.

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Flashback to our walk from Harlem to The Bronx as part of @geekgirlstrong's #FanGirlWalkingClub 🙌🏽 We visited The Lit Bar + Revolution Books 📍

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📖 AUGUST | BOOK OF THE MONTH | Let's start reading...

How much do you know about Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali? Share some of your knowledge in the replies 👇🏽

We'll meet back here to chat about the lesser-known facts you're learning as you read through your book.

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📖 AUGUST | BOOK OF THE MONTH 📖

#BloodBrothers by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith is our next group read. This book is about the complex friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, and it's captured through previously untapped sources.

Reading starts on August 1!

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Just a throwback to say "I MISS Y'ALL" and our in-person events 👋🏽 Wave if you've ever attended one

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What book are you reading this week?

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TODAY at 1PM ET! Come join us 💐

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THIS Sunday at 1PM ET, come chat with @clovito, author of #TheMotherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop and CEO and writer @officiallipgame as they discuss the genre and the women who had an impact on it. Plus, get details on their book writing processes.

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THIS Sunday at 1PM ET, come chat with @clovito, author of #TheMotherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop and CEO and writer @officiallipgame as they discuss the genre and the women who had an impact on it. Plus, get details on their book writing processes.

👉🏽https://t.co/f8J4JmtqTH

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We start reading the #TheMotherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop by @clovito on April 1st.

Be sure to RSVP for our upcoming Q&A with the author 👉🏽 https://t.co/rYVBTP96i3

[Missy Elliott @MissyElliott]

Herstory🙌🏾

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@clovito Excited about this 💐

[Clover Hope @clovito]

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🎤 TAPS MIC 🎤 Our April book pick comes in partnership w/ the dope limited edition lapel pins creator https://t.co/jL9TEkiGno!

Join us as we read #TheMotherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop by @clovito. Our Q&A is on April 25th at 1PM ET.

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Announcing our next group read tomorrow 🙌🏾

1st ones to know are always the newsletter subscribers https://t.co/islJYSTCda

[Brian Kennedy II @BrianEKennedy2]

I didn't read Baldwin until I was an adult but I really wished someone had forced me to read The Fire Next Time when I was in middle school. This passage in particular:

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What book are you reading this week?

[Complex @Complex]

Support is more than black boxes & hashtags on social media.

From the NAACP to Black Lives Matter, here are some Black organizations you should know & support.

📝 @KevitoClark / @Manseen5 https://t.co/PZkTnQw5pB

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We’re currently reading “all about love: New Visions” by bell hooks. This will likely be a resource that you’ll always return to. 🥂📚

Send through your expectations and thoughts on this one.

[shonda rhimes @shondarhimes]

Today is the day we get to learn more about the trailblazer and icon that is Miss. Cicely Tyson. Buy #JustAsIAm. Study it. Tell your friends to do the same. Cicely Tyson is a national treasure. https://t.co/5rKgWOQA0E