Recommendations for Black History 24/7/365

With the current administration actively trying to whitewash Black History Month, Nox and Ashley sat down to share their Black history recommendations. They provide books, authors, and movies for various age ranges and topics in Black history, as well as a reminder to celebrate and uplift Black history all year round, not just in February. Content warnings: This episode and the recommendations in it discuss racism, murder, and police brutality, specifically regarding Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and Emmett Till, as well as the LA Riots in 1992 and the Tulsa Race Massacre.   Books/Resources Mentioned:  My Black Country by Alice Randall The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert The Barn by Wright Thompson  The Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams  The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown Girl from the Ashes by India Hill Brown The Fire Inside (movie) One of them Days (movie) The Piano Lesson (movie) Rob Peace (movie) Beverly Jenkins: A Romance Revolutionary - Feminist Book Club Beverly Jenkins: Teaching Black History Through Romance - Readin' Magazine Discover Our Glory with @rachel.cargle - an annual BHM learning series curated by Rachel Cargle The Loveland Foundation - a foundation to connect Black women and girls with therapy Therapy for Black Girls - mental health resources for Black women and girls LA Fires: The Impacted Black Community Urgently Needs Help! - Go Fund Me - collecting funds for Altadena's Black community that were impacted by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles     Support this episode's host and guest: Follow Nox: Instagram // TikTok // Threads Follow Ashley: Instagram   Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

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