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“Look how beautifully black we are. And as we dance, I am not Melody who is sixteen, I am not my parents’ once illegitimate daughter—I am a narrative, someone’s almost forgotten story. Remembered.”
― Red at the Bone
― Red at the Bone
“You always seek to control others when you are not in full ownership of yourself.”
― Just as I Am
― Just as I Am
“How slender, how fragile, the foundations of an empire. Take away the centre, and what’s left? A gasping periphery, baseless, powerless, cut down at the roots.”
― Babel
― Babel
“When you give yourself away, when you surrender yourself as a divine vessel, … you impact lives eternally.”
― Just as I Am
― Just as I Am
“I love that people think the world is even halfway ready for what we about to bring.”
― Red at the Bone
― Red at the Bone
all things books!
— 605 members
— last activity Sep 22, 2023 12:21PM
This group is for organizing booktube videos, buddy reads, live streams, readathons, and games of course :) We also are going to start having books o ...more
The Iqra Trials
— 90 members
— last activity Jul 04, 2020 08:10PM
Salaam everyone! Welcome to The Iqra Trials 2020!!!! The Iqra Trials is a year long read-a-thon where every month we will be pickign a different book ...more
Black Readers Con
— 146 members
— last activity Oct 13, 2022 08:32PM
Black Readers Con is a three-day event to enhance & amplify the voices of Black Readers & the Book Clubs they love. We are planning our second confere ...more
Maryam’s 2025 Year in Books
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