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Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence

by Kellie Carter Jackson (Goodreads Author)

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Ropes of Sand. Studies in Igbo History

by A.E. Afigbo

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Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing

by Stephanie Andrea Allen (Goodreads Author)

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Appreciating the sapphic characters but storytelling not clicking for me" — Jun 28, 2026 03:53PM

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SOULar Powered Afrofuturism Reading Group — 57 members — last activity Nov 26, 2020 10:17AM
Thanks for dropping by!! SOULar Powered is a FaceBook-based reading group focussed on Afrofuturism and science fiction, fantasy, horror, magickal rea ...more

Sistah SciFi — 143 members — last activity Dec 16, 2021 01:09PM
Sistah Scifi is a community of doulas of Afro-Futurism and Afro-Mysticism centered on science fiction literature written by Black women.

Kintu Summer Readalong — 122 members — last activity Aug 02, 2020 11:50PM
Reading and discussing Kintu the Ugandan novel by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.

Black Prose Book Club (Formerly A Seat at the Table Book Club) — 354 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

Black Girls Read! — 9163 members — last activity 15 hours, 40 min ago
A group for African-American women to share, discuss and recommend quality books by and for other African-Americans.

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