#FreeBlackWomensLibrary

[thefreeblackwomanslibrary]

Please feel free to use this checklist to keep track of your reads and donate to givebutter.com/TFBWL to show gratitude and appreciation for this work. Thank you!!

[trascapades]

📚#ArtIsAWeapon Remembering author, anthropologist, southern Black life storyteller, trailblazer #ZoraNealeHurston, who was born January 7, 1891.

#ZoraNealeHurstonDay

📷 photograph by #CarlVanVechten .

Caption and images reposted from @thefreeblackwomenslibrary It’s Zora Neale Hurston Day ⭐️🖤⭐️

Are you familiar with the life and writing of this legendary free thinking world traveling rule breaking culture defining Black woman icon?

Which one of her novels have you read and enjoyed?

Today we celebrate the birth of a chosen ancestor, spirit guide and muse of The Free Black Women’s Library, also a quintessential Capricorn and role model for Black girl scholars researchers historians anthropologists story tellers and mean muggers world wide!!

Cheers to the goat!!

🖤🖤🖤 🎂🎂🎂🐐🐐🐐🥂🥂🥂

BTW!!!

for those doing The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Challenge feel free to read

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD for - a book where the characters speak Geechee, Gullah, Creole, patois or AAVE

BARRACOON - a book of history , historical fiction or slave narrative

HITTING A STRAIGHT LICK WITH A CROOKED STICK - collection of stories, poems, letters or prose

DUST TRACKS ON THE ROAD - a memoir

#zoranealehurston

#freeblackwoman

#TFBWL

#tfbwlreads

#tfbwlreadingchallenge

#thefreeblackwomenslibrary #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod #Barracoon #FreeBlackWomensLibrary #HarlemRenaissance #BlackWomenAuthors #BlackGenius

[she-reads-and-eats-cookies]

[damaliabrams]

Khalif, me, Ola & Ayana at Ola's dope exhibit last night at EFA. The Free Black Women's Library will be installed for two months with some really cool events. Check out @thefreeblackwomenslibrary for details and bring books by Black women authors to trade. 💖 💖 #rollingwiththehomies #art #nyc #Blackwomen #books #freeblackwomenslibrary (at EFA Project Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/BswR_apH7QJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=khpdkwb0p00w

[faeriedustdesign]

Anonymous sent me multiple copies of the incredible award winning best selling novel HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi!! Thank you!!📚💕⭐️ -#books #goodreads #grateful #blacklibrarian #librarylove #freeblackwomenslibrary (at The Free Black Women's Library)

[boshiaraejean]

There’s a new Hero in town @infinityraejean Photo by @sksquared 🛸 🛸 🛸 #motherearth #infinityraejean #infinity #oppym1 #oppymco #afrofuturism #afrotech #comiccon #freeblackwomenslibrary #wakanda #blacksuperheroes #blackcomics #blackcomicbookfestnyc #boshia #traveling #nyc #streetstyle #nycstreetstyle #hijabstreetfashion #modeststreetfashion #turban #turbanstyle #muslimmodel #muslimahmodel https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Z5fzKHpEL/?igshid=1hqo2fbnlu9oh

[kiyannasquotebook]

#currentlyreading Citizen by Claudia Rankine book 6 of #tfbwlreadingchallenge - a book with a one word title - "Do you feel hurt because it's the "all black people look the same" moment, or because you are being confused with another after being so close to this other?" This book is so important. 📚✨ #bookstagram #claudiarankine #citizen #wellreadblackgirl #freeblackwomenslibrary #bookworm

[bluestalkin]

Don't get caught fighting phantoms… Church. 🏾🏾🏾H/T @dmitradawn#Repost @thefreeblackwomenslibrary• • • • •“Racism was always a con game that sucked all the strength of the victim. It’s the red flag that is danced before the head of a bull. It’s purpose is only to distract. To keep the bull’s mind away from his power and his energy. Keep it focused on anything but his own business. It’s hoped for consequence is to define Black people as reaction to white presence… "It’s important to know who the real enemy is and to know the very serious function of racism, which is distraction. It keeps you from doing YOUR WORK. It keeps you explaining over and over your reason for being. "It may very well be left to artists to grapple with this fact (the distraction). For art focuses on the single grain of rice, the tree-shaped scar and the names of people shipped not only the number. And to the artist one can only say: not to be confused. You don’t waste your energy fighting the fever. You must only fight the disease. And the disease is not racism. It is greed and the struggle for power. "And I urge you to be careful for there is a deadly prison. A prison that is erected when one spends one’s life fighting phantoms, concentrating on myths and explaining over and over to the conqueror your language, your lifestyle, your history, your habits. And you don’t have to do it anymore. You can go ahead and talk straight to me.” – Toni Morrison #tonimorrison #freeblackwoman #freeblackwomenslibrary

[thefreeblackwomanslibrary]

The Free Black Women’s Library, which started as a mobile library book swapping social art project in 2015 is now over eight years old.

2023 marks two years of us having our own brick and mortar space and having a home base has helped the project grow and develop into all that I imagined it could be and more.

This year birthed some lovely initiatives, opportunities and moments. We have become a community resource, creative hub, social site and care space for many.

If we raise enough money we can keep these good vibes going in 2024.

Help us make it happen by donating to our crowdfunding campaign at

givebutter.com/TFBWL

Thank you ♥️🥳

[trascapades]

📚#ArtIsAWeapon Remembering author, anthropologist, southern Black life storyteller #ZoraNealeHurston, who was #bornonthisday - January 7 - in 1891.

#ZoraNealeHurstonDay

Reposted from @thefreeblackwomenslibrary It’s Zora Neale Hurston Day ⭐️🖤⭐️

Are you familiar with the life and writing of this legendary free thinking world traveling rule breaking culture defining Black woman icon?

Which one of her novels have you read and enjoyed?

Today we celebrate the birth of a chosen ancestor, spirit guide and muse of The Free Black Women’s Library, also a quintessential Capricorn and role model for Black girl scholars researchers historians anthropologists story tellers and mean muggers world wide!!

Cheers to the goat!!

🖤🖤🖤 🎂🎂🎂🐐🐐🐐

BTW!!!

for those doing The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Challenge feel free to read

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD for - a book where the characters speak geechee, Gullah, Creole, patois or AAVE

BARRACOON - a book about slavery, historical fiction or slave narrative

HITTING A STRAIGHT LICK WITH A CROOKED STICK - collection of stories, poems, letters or prose

•

📷 Image 1 photograph by #CarlVanVechten.

#TheirEyesWereWatchingGod #Barracoon #FreeBlackWomensLibrary #HarlemRenaissance #BlackWomenAuthors #BlackGenius

[afutureancient]

My first time at @lacocoafemme #freeblackwomenslibrary last Saturday. She is doing a month long residency at @wendyssubway in Brooklyn. I had a great time with the questions we would like to ask our mothers discussion and I was finally able to get a copy of @robincostelewis "Voyage of the Sable Venus" and Suzan-Lori Parks' "Venus." I guess Venus is a theme for me. #books #freelibrary #mobilelibrary #robincostelewis #voyageofthesablevenus #venus #suzanloriparks #blackwomen #blackwomenwriters #blackwomenauthors #blackgirlmagic #brooklyn

[faeriedustdesign]

Celebrating the birth of legendary award winning best selling science fiction writer and genius Octavia Butler born on this day in 1947 in Pasadena, California. This is a handwritten notes on inside cover of one of notebooks which was acquired and archived by The Huntington Library in 2008. Observe how she wrote her life into existence!!

[boshiaraejean]

Divine Decree Poetter by @boshiaraejean We are Not above or beneath any living being Allah is the most high. Although history says other wise, but that’s His... Story it ain’t mind. My womb is a direct connection to the thrown of Allah the supreme the divine. Allah deemed humans the the highest form of creation. We can Be better, only if we just intentionally try. Sincerely, Boshia Raejean Some of the many reminders before we die. 🕋 Alhumdoulilah Photo by @sksquared #muslimah #motherearth #blackmuslimahexcellence #loveyourself #womenpower #afrofuturism #afrofuture #wakanda #ghana #blackqueen #blackpanther #blackpantherparty #freeblackwomenslibrary #hijabifashion #turbanstyle #turbanista #hijabista #hijabifashion #nycstreetstyle #nycmodel #hijabiodel #hijabiactress #hijabfashion #muslimfashion #love #allah #nycartist #nycwriters #writer #blackwomenwhowrite (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3e7-zxnzh0/?igshid=znbo9fjz34ki

[communityfutureslab]

Simultaneous to the #FreeBlackWomensLibrary at CFL, we set up resources and a memory station at #SHARSWOOD Unity Day event. We also know @northphillypeacepark was putting in work building a new imagination space. Such a beautiful day in our neighborhood! ❤️❤️❤️ #afrofuturism #communityfuturisms #overlappingspacetimes (at Athletic Recreation Center)

[kreyolnyc]

#HappeningNow at the Westbeth Gallery: Anaïs Duplan @anais.duplan reading at the Free Black Women's Library exhibit. #ZoeLife #Poetry #RealTalk #PoetryIsLife #ArtGallery #FreeBlackWomensLibrary #NYCSummer (at Westbeth Gallery)

[fergusonresponse]

BROOKLYN, NY

SUN MAY 29 - 10:00 AM

BAM 30 Lafayette Avenue

Rituals of Remembrance for Black Women and Girls

Join us for the 2nd Annual Rituals of Remembrance for Black Women & Girls @ Dance Africa in Fort Greene, Brooklyn! We will gather together to uplift the lives of Black women and girls murdered by state violence. This space is created to send thoughts and energy of love, healing, protection, and safety towards Black women & girls. We will meet at 10AM on the steps of BAM. Come prepared to share stories, songs, photos, and other spiritual practices. Followed by a silent meditation and ending circle at 12pm noon. All are welcomed to join us - (fellas this includes you too!!) *Wearing white or pink is encouraged but not mandatory!* #SayHerName #DanceAfrica #RitualsOfRemembrance #BlackLivesMatter #BlackWomenMatter #BlackGirlsMatter Hosted by Ola Ronke, The Free Black Women's Library and Black Lives Matter NYC Chapter