Again, this book festival looks FWAEH. See y'all there!

Black Twitter is legendary. Iconic. Hilarious. A testament to social media movements ability to create change. So this talk on the @urbanreadsbooks.bsky.social stage about it looks pretty good.
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Again, the Sinners talk is something I must attend, and y'all should, too! (I'm also double posting this because I didn't include a link to the event on the previous thread and I feel bad about it)
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A new biography on James Baldwin? Sign me up. I need to finish my "The Fire Next Time" book ASAP, and then branch out towards his other great works.

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There'll be PLENTY of great panels and events to deepen (or jumpstart) your love for books. Music, poetry, parties, Black Classic Press is there! @lisasnowden.bsky.social has a discussion about quantifying Black influence. There's even a zine fair. Pull up!
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Marsha P. Johnson, despite her role and legacy in LGBTQ+ liberation and Black Queer liberation, is still an understated figure. Hopefully, that ends at this panel with the launch of Johnson's first definitive biography.
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Sinners is a good movie. A really good movie. So knowing there's a talk about the movie and its use of hoodoo is gonna be great. Plus, a fellow Terp is on the panel!

As the genocide in Palestine continues, it's important to hear from the youth about their conditions, their humanity, and their dreams. They are not numbers; Free Palestine.

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As an avid comic book reader, I'm doubly excited when there're discussions that dissect and critique culture through comics. This discussion about Iron Man and the military industrial complex has piqued my interest.
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Watching "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords" and learning about Robert S. Abbott founded my love for the Black Press. This conversation about The Black Press with Black Press family descendants is a must for me.

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Currently, I'm reading "The Brother You Choose", a series of interviews and discussions between Eddie Conway (RIP) and Paul Coates, so I'm excited to see him in person and learn more about the Black Panther Party from him and author Jonina Abron-Ervin.
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She said for many of the foster children, they are late bloomers.

“I tell my foster youth they are turtles. Y’all are gonna get there. Don’t think that you are losing because you are just now starting.”

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