Tonight with my loves adriennemareebrown and Prentis Hemphill ! The in person Durham event is sold out but please join the livestream!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜youtube.com/channel/UCsB8h…

College is not for everybody. Libraries must be!

The No Othering Zone: 19 Picture Books that Celebrate Our Differences | Great Books ow.ly/59WM50SYsCQ

I’M GOING TO BE ON A LIBRARY CARD! Berkeley Public Library presented this giant library card to me! What an honor, such joy! I’m in shock. Limited edition library card design coming soon to their branches 📚🎉 Library love is revolutionary 💛 Library card design: DevThePineapple 🍍

“This poem was originally part of a sonnet crown called ‘No one teaches us how to be daughters’ that cataloged memories shaped by my awe of my mother and fear of my own fate.” ––Ajanaé Dawkins Ajanaé Dawkins #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/how-witne…

One month until the deadline! ACLS Fellowships support scholars in the humanities & interpretive social sciences! Awards of $30-60k + additional funding for independent scholars, adjunct faculty & faculty in teaching-intensive roles. Deadline 9/25, 9PM EDT bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I

Author Discussion on Resistance Movements with Tiya Miles and alexispauline, moderated by Martha S. Jones, JD, PhD! BookTV on C-SPAN2 c-span.org/video/?537667-…

I'm teaching AP literature and I really want my students to virtually meet academic scholars in the field of literature. I'm currently seeking a few professors who may want to work with high school Black/brown male students for a 30 min conversation about literature & their work

Providence College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Black Studies. Applicants from any subfield of Black studies are welcome to apply. careers.providence.edu/postings/8777

“I can only be as separate from Audre Lorde as I can be from air or from water.” Thank you Mattilda B Sycamore for this conversation about Audre Lorde, solidarity, wonder, failure and legacy. Go to Truthout for the whole interview. truthout.org/articles/new-b…

‼️ Established in 1982, September 22-28 is Banned Books Week. Visit ala.org/bbooks/banned to prepare with resources, bookmarks and posters, and to get involved.

📢Join us in welcoming two new grad assistants to our team: Molly & Ani-ya!💫 Molly is a 2nd year M.A. student in Rhetoric & Composition, & Ani-ya is a 1st year M.A. student in History working towards a certificate in African & African American Studies. Both are big readers! 🤩

📣Applications for this year's Possibilities Hub close in just over a week! It's free 🙇‍♀️, virtual, & open to the public. Book's on us! Join to read & discuss LaToya Watkins's Holler Child with others, facilitated by Stephanie D. Keene 🖤🖤🖤: tinyurl.com/2024Possibilit… #literacy #bookclub

📣Interested in submitting to our publication? We are always accepting proposals! What to expect: thorough peer-review, generous compensation, wide range of genres😄 We would love to see some book reviews come in! More info in Linktree #literacy #digitalpublication

📣Our #literacy highlight for this week from NPR! Andrew Limbong details the various books banned from schools in the state of Utah. Most of which are due to topics regarding sex or sexuality. Have you read any of the #bannedbooks? 🎧Listen or read here: tinyurl.com/bannedbooksnpr

📣Our Fall 2024 Possibilities Hub is fast approaching, and registration closes in just 3 days‼️ Register to read & discuss LaToya Watkin's HOLLER, CHILD, facilitated by Stephanie Keene. Book's on us📖 tinyurl.com/2024Possibilit… #literacy #bookclub

Interested in exploring race, place, gender, & literacy through short stories? We have a community for that! Come join our fall book club! It's free—we'll provide you with copies of the book. Registration closes this Sunday, so snag your (virtual) seat & come read with us!

🌈This week’s #BookRecommendation “Mesmerizing and full of heart, this 2019 Stonewall Book Award winner is a jubilant picture of self-love and a radiant celebration of individuality.” -Penguin Random House, 2024 Published by Candlewick Press

📫The CLC newsletter can be found at the bottom of our website’s homepage. Visit our LinkTree below to subscribe and stay up-to-date on literacy news and events happening in the community! linktr.ee/cl_collab

🎉The CLC is pleased to be sponsoring this event at the Six Bridges Book Festival! Award winning author Ilyon Woo will be speaking about her book "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.” Register here: events.cals.org/event/11764808