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in honor of black history month 2025, i’ve put together a list of books written by black sapphic authors for you to read in the month of february

non-fiction essays/memoirs:

all about love: new visions by bell hooks

black lesbian in white america by anita cornwell

sister outsider: essays and speeches by audre lorde

mouths of rain: an anthology of black lesbian thought by briona simone jones

blues legacies and black feminism by angela davis

does your mama know?: an anthology of black lesbian coming out stories by lisa c. moore

fiction:

the color purple by alice walker

loving her by ann allen shockley

the gilda stories by jewelle gomez

in another place, not here by dionne brand

pomegranate by helen elaine lee

the summer we got free by mia mckenzie

these letters end in tears by musih tedji xaviere

dead in long beach, california by venita blackburn

young adult:

honey girl by morgan rogers

escaping mr. rochester by l.l. mckinney

this ravenous fate by hayley dennings

faebound by saraa el-arifa

so let them burn by kamilah cole

where sleeping girls lie by faridah àbíké-íyímídé

adult:

the deep by rivers solomon

sweet vengeance by viano oniomoh

come back (love concealed) by terri ronald

house of hunger by alexis henderson

short stories:

girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo

the secret lives of church ladies by deesha philyaw

additional info:

-> “why wasn’t this book listed?” probably because it wasn’t black sapphic-centric, the author isn’t a black sapphic themself, or i just simply haven’t heard of it! so feel free to add on if it meets those two criteria

many of these books require trigger warnings, especially some of the older ones that are more likely to feature racial struggles of the time. please do your due diligence and search for tws if you want to read them!

please feel free to add onto this list in the rbs or comments! happy black history month

[mdsc951]

4 years before Rosa Parks, there was PFC 'Sarah Keys' from the Keyesville neighborhood of Washington, NC, who when traveling from Fort Dix in NJ back home to Washington, NC in 1951, was told to give her seat to a white Marine and move to the back of the bus. She refused to move, thus the driver emptied the bus, directed the other passengers to another vehicle & barred Keys from boarding it. When Keys asked why she shouldn’t ride the bus, she was arrested, and spent 13 hours in a cell and paid a fine. #BlackHistoryMonthIsEveryMonth #DontArgueResearch (at DuSable Museum of African American History) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMmbpPPW30/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[msbrina7]

Reposted from @blackwall.st RP @blackhistorystudies - Vertus Wellborn Hardiman was the victim of an unethical secret U.S government radiation experiment in 1928. Hardiman was born on March 9, 1922 in Lyles Station, Ind., known as one of the earliest Negro settlements in the United States. When Hardiman was five years old, he was one of nine children that took part in a terrifying medical experiment, where he and other children were severely irradiated during a medical experiment conducted at the local county hospital. To get parental consent the experiment was misrepresented as a new therapy for the scalp fungus known as ringworm. The radiation of the skull led to immediate symptoms but also to a severe progressive necrosis of the bone all through his life. At the time, many human radiation experiments were conducted on African Americans and were funded by the United States Department of Defense and United States Atomic Energy Commission. Experiments included feeding radioactive food to disabled children, inserting radium rods into school children and injecting pregnant women and babies with radioactive chemicals. The studies were classified until 1986, when they were released in the report entitled “America Nuclear Guinea Pigs: Three Decades of Radiation Experiments.” The treatment on Hardiman’s skull left him with progressive necrosis of the scalp throughout the rest of his life. These types of experiments led to distrust of the medical community among African Americans that lingers on today. #knowthyself #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonthuk #bhm2021 #blackhistorymatters #africanhistory #africanhistorymatters #celebratingblackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2021 #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth #blackhistoryyoudidntlearninschool #blackhistoryeveryday #VertusWellbornHardiman https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-dULaLKg0Q4eRVoiKHTEO8RASotzJKHGsOqU0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mwenterprisesllc]

The NAR is focusing on the legacy of great black leaders by carrying on their fight to eliminate housing discrimination, expand homeownership, and reduce wealth inequality! 💥 ⠀ ⠀ This is not something we can ONLY focus on during Black History Month, but something that happens all year round!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #iamblackhistory #blackprofessionals #blackownedandoperated #blackenterprise⠀⠀ #happyblackhistorymonth #blackmoneymatters #blackdollars #blackhistorymonth #biddymason #blackhistorymontheverymonth #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth #gentrification #propertyinvestments #propertyinvestmentsimplified #propertyinvestmentstrategies⠀⠀⠀ #realestatedevelopment #iloverealestate #realestateteam #rentalproperties #homebuyers #homebuying #realestatedevelopmentlife #realestatedevelopmentgoals #realestatedevelopmentservices #realestatedevelopmentgroup #realestatedevelopments #investnow #themarathoncontinues #losangeles #slavery https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKnpcjrIQu/?igshid=xdd5et0gf21l

[boyversusworldblog]

Do you know why this building is important? I’ll wait.....*plays jeopardy music*. Ebenezer Baptist Church was the church that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr co-pastored prior to his assasination. Unfortunately, the church was closed during my visit but I hope to get a chance to go inside and feel the history of a place that Dr. King once walked in. Have you ever been anywhere where you could just feel the history without even knowing the backstory? *******************************************#atlanta #atlantahistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackhistoryfacts #blacktravel #visitatlanta #visitgeorgia #travelduringcovid #knowyourhistory #knowyourhistory✊🏾 #lovethyneighbor #civildisobedience #livefree #weshallovercome #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth #martinlutherkingjr #martinlutherking #drking #atl #weshallrise #travelblogger #travelbloggervibes #positivity (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ98KtpDqFN/?igshid=3q0rh5zoshd9

[lauralzielke]

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[ilovedmusic]

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[mwenterprisesllc]

Stay organized! 🏡 ⠀ ⠀ As a real estate investor staying organized will not only save you thousands but will make your life easier⠀ ⠀ Here are 6 sections to include in your Policy Binder: ⠀ ⠀ ▫️List of all properties, addresses, mortgage companies, and insurance companies⠀ ⠀ ▫️Application process⠀ ⠀ ▫️Tenant Screening Process⠀ ⠀ ▫️Rental Collection Process⠀ ⠀ ▫️Security Deposit Process ⠀ ⠀ ▫️Basic Lease Terms ⠀ ⠀ These are just a few crucial items to include -- What do you have in yours?! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #propertyinvestments #propertyinvestmentsimplified #propertyinvestmentstrategies⠀⠀⠀ #architect #blackmoneymatters #blackdollars #blackhistorymonth #architecture #blackhistorymontheverymonth #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth #gentrification ⠀ #realestatedevelopment #iloverealestate #realestateteam #rentalproperties #homebuyers #homebuying #sellyourhome #homesearch #realestatedevelopmentlife #realestatedevelopmentgoals #realestatedevelopmentservices https://www.instagram.com/p/CMU604xAu1L/?igshid=1ir20ds9geju0

[sadiesavestheday]

#Jean-MichelBasquiat was an American painter of #Hatian and #PuertoRican descent. He could be considered a genius in many respects. Basquiat's mother encouraged a love of arts in him and he attended an exclusive private arts school from the age of seven. Basquiat's artwork has continued to gain in value over the years and his painting "Untitled" is considered to be one of the most expensive painting ever purchased at $100 million. Recently his work "We Are All Warriors" is expected the most expensive Western artwork auctioned in Asia. Basquiat's artwork drew expensively from his cultural roots, including Spanish words and African history. These references were often not understood by art critics during his time, and unfortunately they were not explored as deeply as they should have been as a result. Basquiat dated Madonna and was thought to have had a relationship with Warhol. Jennifer Clement described Basquiat's approach to attraction as "as: "... not monochromatic. It did not rely on visual stimulation, such as a pretty girl. It was a very rich multichromatic sexuality. He was attracted to people for all different reasons. They could be boys, girls, thin, fat, pretty, ugly. It was, I think, driven by intelligence. He was attracted to intelligence more than anything and to pain." "The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them." "For a while, I was drawing on good paper, but now I've gone back to the bad stuff. I put matte medium on it. If you put matte medium on it, it seals up, so it doesn't really matter." (That second quote is a good reminder that supplies are not the most important thing!) . . . . . #blackhistorymonthfacts #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth #happyblackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #blackculture #melanated #melanin #blackhistoryfact #blackmovement #blackawareness #blackhistory #harlemrenaissance #embracingblackculture #blackandqueer #queerandblack #blackqueermagic #blackvoices #bhm #blackartistconnected #blackartistmovement #blackartistry101 #blackartistsmovement #afroamerican #afrocentricart #blackartspace #africanamericanart #black https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaCvrbDVoa/?igshid=22taar6l37k9

[iamkellij]

From the color of my skin. To the texture of my hair. To the length of my strands. To the breadth of my smile. . . . . . #MyBlackIsBeautiful #BlackWasAlwaysBeautiful #BlackExcellence #BlackGirlMagic #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonthIsEveryMonth #ImRootingForEveryoneBlack

[lauralzielke]

Posted @withregram • @buildblackowned Louder for the people in the back! “Dear Students, they didn’t steal slaves. They stole scientists, doctors, architects, teachers, entrepreneurs, astronomers, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, etc., and made them slaves. Sincerely, your ancestors". And that's on period. #Blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonthchallenge #blackhistorymonth #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #blackhistorymonthquotes #blackhistorymonthphotochallenge #BlackHistoryMonthAssembly #BLACKHISTORYMONTHCHAMPS #blackhistorymonthevent #BlackHistoryMonthFacts #BlackHistorymonthiseverymonth #blackhistorymonthreadinglist #blackhistorymonthsale #blackhistorymonthspecial #blackhistorymonththis #Blackhistorymonthuk https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JTDpfJBq-/?igshid=1a5ebbty0v5rb