#lionelrichie has a #cookbook?!? no, but if he did this would be a clever title: "hello. is it me you're cooking for?" #cuttingboardhaul i found this cutting board at goodwill on new york ave in #dc. it's new. perhaps an unrequited holiday gift. loving the #font & richie in deep brown. #blackstudies

carter g. woodson & charles h. wesley's c1922 *the negro in our history* is sunny. 1966 (11th ed.) #dustjacket features james wells' #art. #woodcut? i love how they pulled one image & used it to illustrate spine & back. bought @b.i.g. #booksale in sept 2025 $4. #blackstudies @asalh-bhm.bsky.social

ok #dmv. b.i.g. #booksale #annapolis, md is fri 16 jan/3-5pm, sat 17 jan/8am-2pm. they have two black studies bookcases & all sections are alphabetized & well-organized. i went last sept on a fri. & arrived 2 hrs early. but 1 hr early shd get you in front. more info here: big-books.org #blackstudies

nell painter's 2010 book *the history of white people" is striking. #dustjacket cover is white w/ small black circle & white lettering for title & author's name. spine includes title, summary, author's name, publisher logo. jacket design's reminiscent of #bluesteye & #apeopleonthecover #blackstudies

*black dimensions in contemporary american art* (1971) preface: edward s. spriggs, #studiomuseum exec dir. intro: david c driskell. bios & color photos of work from 40+ artists. ~$1 at #estatesale 2day. #blackstudies #paperback #almathomas #berniecasey #margaretburroughs #davidhammons #bennyandrews

black studies book club organizer @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social offered members a walk thru of the 50+ yr old black studies book collection. included a scavenger hunt & curated display of board games & books. absolutely fabulous. #blackstudies #rarebooks #mlk #librarians #publiclibraries #archives

sharing #bookhaul @salvation army #thriftstore in hyattsville, md. i'm especially excited re joshua bennett's *the sobbing school*. i've never seen it at a sale. deal: buy 3 and get 1 free = $6. i'll keep a couple 4 my collection & share others. #blackstudies #rarebooks #dustjackets #1steditions

sonia sanchez’s 1973 book *love poems* is gorgeous. bennie arrington designed dust jacket. joseph okpaku, third press founder, published it. i love how arrington designed the title to look like a lighted neon sign. #blackstudies #1970s #graphicdesign #rarebooks #dustjackets #typography #fonts #art