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Hundreds of years after establishing a nation on colonial genocide and chattel slavery, people are kinda-sorta-maybe-possibly waking up to the sad reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage.
“The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. ”
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
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“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
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Tres Leches
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— 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
— 222841 members
— last activity Apr 30, 2026 03:29PM
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)
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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
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— last activity 5 hours, 57 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
— 818 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.
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