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Just a bisexual & disabled, Black Latina who loves reading & talking about books. Librarian, Historian, Influencer, Author 🇵🇷🇩🇴🇺🇸 Special interest: Black & Latine books. http://beacons.ai/bookish_afrolatina/

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My collage features folks protesting budget cuts to libraries in 2023, a rally protesting book censorship in 1982, Mychal Threets, teens hanging out at the BPL, my bookshelves, & a Black girl named Gwendolyn Crawford being arrested at Albany Carnegie Library for protesting segregation in 1962. 3/3

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You can celebrate this week (& beyond) in so many ways: -Get a library card/help a friend get one. -Explore the programs, books, library of things your local library has to offer. -Tell library workers how much their work means to you. -Tell Congress to oppose censorship & book bans! #libraries 2/3

I’m back with my March reading wrap-up! Check it out here: www.bookishafrolatina.com/post/my-marc... #Booksky #BlackBooks #SouthAsianBooks #BlackRomance #Fantasy #Paranormal #Romance #Contemporary #Historical

I was not expecting to read about my hometown in the book, but here we are! An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz #UShistory #bookstagram #kissimmee #florida

Let’s celebrate National Library Week! Throughout the history of the U.S., people have been fighting for the right to read because literacy is powerful. We are facing book bans because of the power words have to be catalysts, reflections, & tools of connection & liberation. 1/3 #booksky #bookbans

I hope y’all will watch this fantastic panel discussion that @veronicaghenry.bsky.social and I worked hard to put together! #booksky #libraries #AI

Did you miss this panel? Don’t worry, you can watch it here: youtu.be/4awIQHG3YHo

I can't believe I forgot to share my Janurary reads w/y'all! Better late than never, I guess. I read 5 books & most of them were audio because my brain was not cooperating w/ reading print & e-books. Here are the books I read & my mini reviews. www.bookishafrolatina.com/post/january... #booksky

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ICYMI - Join me and an incredibly accomplished group of panelists (seriously, look them up) as we discuss the future of libraries. luma.com/ud0psx3b Oh, and if you haven't, read the book that inspired this important discussion, The People's Library. 🙏 @bookish-afrolatina.bsky.social

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I'm the daughter of an Army paratrooper who refused orders during our illegal invasion of Vietnam back in the day. He went to LBJ military jail. Dad taught his girls this: "Just following orders" is NEVER any excuse for anyone who's complicit in war crimes. You MUST refuse heinous orders.

Gabby AKA Bookish AfroLatina