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message 1: by ❀ Susan (last edited Jun 28, 2020 06:25AM) (new)

❀ Susan (susanayearofbooksblogcom) | 3975 comments Mod
Black Lives Matter Challenge:

1. a book written by Black author from a province you do not live in
2. a memoir
3. a collection of short stories/essays
4. a book written by a strong Black woman
5. a book written by a Black author from another country
6. a book dealing with slavery
7. a book about a Black artist
8. a classic written by a Black author
9. a book recommended by Oprah
10. an award-winning book by a Black author.
11. a book of poetry written by a Black author
12. a children’s story
13. a book published in 2020 written by a Black author


message 2: by ❀ Susan (last edited Aug 15, 2020 07:11AM) (new)

❀ Susan (susanayearofbooksblogcom) | 3975 comments Mod
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Black Lives Matter Challenge:

Everyday Ubuntu by Nompumelelo Mungi Ngomane The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Native Son by Richard Wright A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta Of Thee I Sing A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama The Skin We're In A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

1. a book written by Black author from a province you do not live in
2. a memoir
✓ 3. a collection of short stories/essays - The Fire Next Time
4. a book written by a strong Black woman -
✓ 5. a book written by a Black author from another country - Everyday Ubuntu
6. a book dealing with slavery
7. a book about a Black artist
✓ 8. a classic written by a Black author - Native Son
✓ 9. a book recommended by Oprah - A Lesson Before Dying
✓ 10. an award-winning book by a Black author - Hidden Figures; Frying Plantain
11. a book of poetry written by a Black author
✓ 12. a children’s story -Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
✓ 13. a book written by a Black author and published in 2020 - The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power


message 3: by Susan (last edited Mar 07, 2021 12:50PM) (new)

Susan | 851 comments 12/10

Black Lives Matter Challenge:

✓1. a book written by Black author from a province you do not live in - Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
✓2. a memoir - Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family by Mitchell S. Jackson
✓3. a collection of short stories/essays - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
✓4. a book written by a strong Black woman - Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
✓5. a book written by a Black author from another country - Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
✓6. a book dealing with slavery - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
7. a book about a Black artist
✓8. a classic written by a Black author - Quicksand by Nella Larsen
✓9. a book recommended by Oprah - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
✓10. an award-winning book by a Black author - Reproduction by Ian Williams
✓11. a book of poetry written by a Black author - The Tradition by Jericho Brown
✓12. a children’s story - Jackpot by Nic Stone
✓13. a book published in 2020 written by a Black author - Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump


message 4: by Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺ (last edited Nov 18, 2020 05:06AM) (new)

Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺ (allisonhikesthebookwoods) | 1782 comments Black Lives Matter Challenge
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Reproduction by Ian Williams The Fire This Time A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) by Nic Stone Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Caste The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

✓ 1. a book written by Black author from a province you do not live in - Reproduction by Ian Williams
2. a memoir
✓ 3. a collection of short stories/essays - The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race edited by Jesmyn Ward
✓ 4. a book written by a strong Black woman - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
✓ 5. a book written by a Black author from another country - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
6. a book dealing with slavery
✓ 7. a book about a Black artist - Girl, Woman, Other
8. a classic written by a Black author
✓ 9. a book recommended by Oprah - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
✓ 10. an award-winning book by a Black author - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
11. a book of poetry written by a Black author
✓ 12. a children’s story - Dear Martin (YA) by Nic Stone
✓ 13. a book published in 2020 written by a Black author - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett


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