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A vicious virus is stalking the globe, a disease that—sadly, predictably—has attacked Black flesh with tragic specificity. The pandemic has thrust us into the vortex of Black vulnerability. In America, the coronavirus has exposed ugly
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“as social conditions change, so must the knowledge and practices designed to resist them”
― Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
― Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
“I knew there was something wrong when I couldn't say he or she in my own language.”
― Miss Behave
― Miss Behave
“The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency -- the belief that the here and now is all there is.”
― The Closing of the American Mind
― The Closing of the American Mind
“i want to live in a society where we are all liberated. this is what my feminism looks like.”
― Miss Behave
― Miss Behave
“Reality denied comes back to haunt.”
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Anarchist & Radical Book Club
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— last activity Dec 18, 2025 01:03AM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more
Challenge Yourself
— 109 members
— last activity Dec 31, 2025 10:22AM
This group is designed specificallly to record your personal challenges. We are not challenging you; you challenge yourself and follow your own readin ...more
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
Chris’s 2025 Year in Books
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