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Happy Black History Month bookworms! Welcome to a new month full of celebrating black culture, history, and our ancestors! This month we wanted to shine light on black history by introducing our book club read for this month, The Street x Ann Petry! Ann Petry (1908-1997), novelist, short story writer, and writer of books for younger people,, was one of America's most distinguished authors. She is also the author of The Narrows, Country Place, and Miss Muriel and Other Stories, as well as the middle-grade biography ​Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, which was named an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Outstanding Book. The Street, ​originally published in 1946, was her first novel. 

The Street follows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American dream for herself and her young son meet frustration at every turn in 1940's Harlem. Opening a fresh perspective on the realities and challenges of black, female, working-class life, The Street became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.

The PERFECT read to kick off Black History Month! Who are your favorite black history icons? What impact does their stories have on you and your journey today? We can't wait to dive into this read! As always, this book is available in our LOVE & LIGHT library for you to enjoy! Tell us what you think! You are welcome to comment, repost, and mingle amongst each other! Also, it is a great way to meet new readers, engage in intellectual discussion, and read great reads (yes, wine is accepted!) 

HAPPY READING!

a few of my picks....

• Broke Millennial x Erin Lowry (Perfect for seeking financial freedom!)​
• More Than Enough x Elaine Welteroth 
• Thick: And Other Essays x Tressie McMillam Cottom 
• Invisible No More x Andrea Ritchie 
• Girl, Wash Your Face x Rachel Hollis 
• Black Privilege x Charlamagne tha God (the book that inspired me to start this blog!)
• You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life x Jen Sincero 
• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl x Issa Rae ​
• Unlearn x Humble the Poet 

• Choose Wonder Over Worry x Amber Rae (FAVE for 2019!)
• Black Girl Magic x Mahogany L. Browne, Idrissa Simmonds, and Jamila Woods
• The Hate U Give x Angie Thomas (DEEP, DEEP, DEEP!)
• Between the World and Me x Ta-Nehesi Coates
• Rest in the Mourning x R.H. Sin
• The Sun and her Flowers x Rupi Kaur
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness x Michelle Alexander ​
• I Can't Make This Up x Kevin Hart (HILARIOUS!)
• ​Shook One x Charlamagne tha God (great insight on mental health in the black community!)

• A Good Cry x Nikki Giovanni ​
• ​Milk & Honey x Rupi Kaur
• Year of Yes x Shonda Rhimes (new book club read!)
• The Girl on the Train x Paula Hawkins (PAGE TURNER!)
• The Chaos of Longing x K.Y. Robinson (great collection on longing, hurt, mental health)
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks x Rebecca Skloot
• We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy x Ta-Nehesi Coates 
• The Last Time I'll Write About You x Dawn Lanuza 
• Becoming x Michelle Obama (my favorite bestseller!)
• Small Great Things x Jodi Picoult (an amazing examination of race in America today)

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