Book Spotlight: Black History Month

7 Feb, 2022

I led the Willow Youth Network (WYN)’s Equity & Inclusion Team (Ottawa) in the first initiative of 2022 that focuses on advocacy for Black authors and literature. This varied selection of fiction and non-fiction books, curated by our team at WYN, includes mystery, fantasy, romance, historical, and biographical writings.

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Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

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I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to my Daughter by David Chariandy

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Burning Sugar by Cicely Belle Blain

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Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

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If Beal Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

admin ajax.php?action=kernel&p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22wp content%2Fuploads%2FAngry Queer Somali Boy

Angry Queer Somali Boy by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali

Head over to the link below to read about these wonderful authors and books. Content warnings for each work as well as Image descriptions for the book covers are also included.