Sign in with Facebook
318 books
—
357 voters
to-read
(1877)
currently-reading (20)
read (373)
black-and-bookish (85)
my-library (104)
children-s-library (67)
borrowed-from-the-library (63)
read-2017 (40)
read-2018 (37)
currently-reading (20)
read (373)
black-and-bookish (85)
my-library (104)
children-s-library (67)
borrowed-from-the-library (63)
read-2017 (40)
read-2018 (37)
favorites
(29)
feminism-black-feminism-womanism (23)
racial-justice (23)
future-purchase (18)
intersectionality (14)
read-2016 (13)
young-adult (12)
e-book (11)
mixed-race (11)
feminism-black-feminism-womanism (23)
racial-justice (23)
future-purchase (18)
intersectionality (14)
read-2016 (13)
young-adult (12)
e-book (11)
mixed-race (11)
Anyanwu stared at him in silence for a moment. “Shall I be glad that your slaves will not be wasted?” she asked. “Or shall I fear the uses you will find for them?”
“It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.”
― Passing
― Passing
“When we liberate ourselves from the expectation that we must have all things figured out, we enter a sanctuary of empathy.”
― The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
― The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
“To refuse to listen to someone’s cries for justice and equality until the request comes in a language you feel comfortable with is a way of asserting your dominance over them in the situation.”
― So You Want to Talk About Race
― So You Want to Talk About Race
“Loving Black girls is complicated, but loving oneself in a world where there is always someone ready to do you harm is even harder.”
― Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
― Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
“That though the heart is breaking, happiness can exist in a moment, also. And because the moment in which we live is all the time there really is, we can keep going.”
― Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
― Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Tres Leches
— 3 members
— last activity Jan 28, 2016 05:39PM
This group was created by three sisters who each wanted motivation to read more. Thus, we challenged each other to to a duel, to see who could read th ...more
Our Shared Shelf
— 223404 members
— last activity Dec 05, 2025 02:29AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
— 84575 members
— last activity Dec 05, 2025 08:19AM
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
Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 12966 members
— last activity 6 hours, 21 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Afro Book Club
— 798 members
— last activity Jun 21, 2025 12:29PM
An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent and in the diaspora.
Antoinette’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Antoinette’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
240 books
|
12 friends
1,480 books
|
320 friends
14,380 books
|
528 friends
1,807 books
|
61 friends
2,089 books
|
161 friends
2,325 books
|
872 friends
1,027 books
|
766 friends
14,988 books
|
694 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Antoinette
Lists liked by Antoinette
