I hope y’all will watch this fantastic panel discussion that @veronicaghenry.bsky.social and I worked hard to put together!
#booksky #libraries #AI
Gabby AKA Bookish AfroLatina
Excited for this FREE @wehere.bsky.social panel event, organized by @bookish-afrolatina.bsky.social & moderated by @veronicaghenry.bsky.social.
All are welcome! Come through. 🙌🏾
luma.com/ud0psx3b
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
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 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
Did you miss this panel? Don’t worry, you can watch it here: youtu.be/4awIQHG3YHo
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 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
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
Inspired by author Veronica G. Henry’s recent release The People’s Library, BIPOC information professionals will discuss libraries and archives roles as…
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.
March was a rewarding month for reading! I finished six books by and about Black and South Asian folks. Here's what I read and my thoughts:
I can't believe I forgot to share my Janurary reads with y'all! Better late than never, I guess. I read 5 books in January and most of them were audiobooks because my brain was not cooperating with re...
