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“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
― Malcolm X

tags: activism, truth

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“The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense,
else what shall save us from a second slavery?”
― W.E.B. Du Bois

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“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”
― W.E.B. DuBois

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“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
― Malcolm X

tags: books, reading

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“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
― Frederick Douglass

tags: integrity, moral-courage, self-esteem

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Mocha Girls Read — 7062 members — last activity 1 hour, 14 min ago
We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like-minded women. #mochagirlsread Join Us in person: https://www.meetup.c ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 87878 members — last activity 5 hours, 32 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Black Prose Book Club (Formerly A Seat at the Table Book Club) — 353 members — last activity Jul 25, 2023 01:23PM
Welcome to Black Prose Book Club! Representation is soooo important and supporting black authors who write about black characters is essential to maki ...more

African American Beta Readers/Reviewers — 600 members — last activity Aug 30, 2026 09:59AM
I searched all over GR and I have yet to find a group of beta readers/reviewers strictly for AA fiction. Not that we want to exclude any group but AA ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31820 members — last activity 3 hours, 11 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

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