The Free Black Women's Library

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Title

The Free Black Women's Library

Description

A mobile trading library and interactive biblio installation that features a collection of 850 books written by Black women. The library uses books to build community, and explore intersections of race, class, culture and gender while creating space to center and celebrate the voices of Black women and girls in literature. Part social art project part academic exploration, this is a salute to our brilliance, creativity, resilience and grace. This mobile library pops up monthly and mainly in public spaces through out the borough of Brooklyn, NYC.

Creator

Olaronke Akinmowo

Publisher

Olaronke Akinmowo

Language

English

Organization Website Item Type Metadata

Local URL

https://thefreeblackwomanslibrary.tumblr.com/

Files

fbwl.jpg

Collection

Citation

Olaronke Akinmowo, “The Free Black Women's Library,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/306.

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