#black lit

[youmaycallmeasha]

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." — James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time.

#james baldwin #the fire next time #black lit #black literature #black authors #black authored books

[sophieseunoia]

“life’s short, but it’s the longest thing you’ll ever do, so give more than you take and be kind.” ― Alechia Dow, The Sound of Stars

#alechia dow #the sound of stars #lit #black lit #books #book quotes

[theangelsleadushere]

Romeo and Juliet was basically on some gang shit. You could say she was a Queen Lord, and he was a GD. They went out on their own terms like some straight-up Gs.

⸻ Maverick "Mav" Carter, Concrete Rose

#concrete rose #maverick carter #mav #big mav #black lit #angie thomas #romeo & juliet

[blkenbyinparis]

They're available on Kindle Unlimited. I AM SO EXCITED

#christina jones #christina c jones #beingmrsjones #black author #black romance novels #new heights #forced perspective #split decision #black main characters #romance novels #novels #lit #black lit #black literature #literature #books #black books #kindle unlimited #kindle

[blvkenbyinparis]

#sister souljah #pinterest #the coldest winter ever #a deeper love inside #winter santiaga #porsche santiaga #midnight #midnight and the meaning of love #black lit #urban lit

[wolfythoughts]

Book Review: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Tommy is a hustler just taking care of himself and his dad in 1920s Harlem when an old white man invites him to play at his private shindig in his home. Summary:Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father’s head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse…

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#1920s #black lit #blues #book #book review #cosmic horror #guitar #harlem #jazz #lovecraft #novella #own voices #police brutality #Review #the ballad of black tom #victor lavalle

[kaimynameis]

#am reading #currently reading #chimamanda ngozi adichie #black history month #black lit #black authors

[novembersdejavu]

#hanif abdurraqib #a tribe called quest #essays #books #lit #black lit

[plantsonplutoart]

Moonflower study dates! Because it’s possible to be both academic rivals and the best of friends 🌙🪷😌

James and Sirius are definitely sitting across the table drooling over them

#James and Sirius exclusively hangout in the library to oogle their SOs #moonflower #they’re my platonic otp #lily and remus #they’re study buddies #my art #their friendship is everything to me #remus lupin #sirius black #marauders era #lily evans #lily potter #james potter #boy who lived and his legacy #more doodles from my harry potter lit class

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

the "i definitely do NOT have feelings for them in any way shape or form" while obviously crushing on them trope might be cliché to you. it's about being doomed from the start, the desperate denial of the starved self, the tragic inevitably of love to me tho

#secret library #lit #yalit #tfota #jurdan #holly black #idk probably some others but my obsession is showing

[youmaycallmeasha]

#james baldwin #notes of a native son #black lit #essays

[quotefeeling]

I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life, and start figuring out the one I have.

Holly Black

#Holly Black #motivation #quotes #poetry #literature #relationship quotes #writing #original #words #love #relationship #thoughts #lit #prose #spilled ink #inspiring quotes #life quotes #quoteoftheday #love quotes #poem #aesthetic

[theangelsleadushere]

“I imagine us in Eden— two black boys in Paradise, naked, no fig leaves. Adam and Eve are long gone, so Kieran and Michael inherit the garden and the serpent is forgotten and the fruit on the tree of knowledge has gone rotten”

― Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo

#dean atta #the black flamingo #book quotes #book quote #black lit #black love

[blkenbyinparis]

#audre lorde #the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house #black lit #black literature #penguin modern

[bluestangel]

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

#zami #audre lorde #prose #literature #black lit #lit #fragments #images

[blvkenbyinparis]

#piecing me together #renée watson #black lit #black authors #black main characters #black lives matter #black books matter #read black books #young adult #ya