Research Guides: Black Joy: Black History Month 2021

Black Joy Reads @ St. Kate's

Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Alitha Martinez (Illustrator); Afua Richardson (Illustrator); Ta-Nehisi Coates (Text by); Roxane Gay (Text by); Yona Harvey (Text by)

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman

Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires by Mickalene Thomas

June Jordan's Poetry for the People by June Jordan

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power

The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker

Black Girls Rock! by Beverly Bond (Editor)

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness by Zanele Muholi

Black Joy - A Playlist by Black Women in Music

For Young Readers - Library To Go

Library To Go is a way to discover a wide, fun selection of reading material when browsing for books isn't possible. Find the next great read for the young readers in your life with one of our Black Joy themed grab bags.

Each offers an assortment of 10 books at various children's reading levels. The book bags are stored at our circulation desk, which means you can stop by during our Library Pick Up hours, ring the doorbell, and check-out any of the available bags.

Podcasts

Black Boy Joy
(Series) A podcast from two friends who grew up together in Birmingham before moving further afield. Join Ainsley and Kieran as they navigate millenial life and discuss culture, dating and other hot topics from the queer black male perspective.
Redefining Health & Wellness
(Episode) Impostor Syndrome, Speaking Your Truth, and Black Joy with Abimbola Oladokun Join self-trust coach Shohreh Davoodi as she and her diverse guests bring needed color and vibrancy to otherwise black-and-white conversations about health and well-being.
Black Joy & Bootstraps
(Series) "Just a girl... trynna empower her community."
Outside Voices
(Episode) Finding Black joy in the outdoors with Brittany Leavitt Outside Voices is a podcast driven by one simple idea: the outdoors belongs to all of us. Our aim is to celebrate and amplify those who don’t always see themselves reflected in the “Great Outdoors”: Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ folk and others redefining the outdoor narrative.
Reclaiming our joy
(Series) "A podcast where les Femmes Noires & non-binary Black people talk about sh*t that makes them happy."
Stir Crazy
(Episode) Black Joy in the Wilderness with Kleaver Cruz Music artist and social advocate JP Reynolds engages some of his brilliant friends in conversation about our uncertain and transforming world.
The Black Joy Mixtape
(Series) The Black Joy Mixtape, hosted by Amber J. Phillips, the High Priestess of Black Joy and Jazmine “Da K.O.S.” Walker, is a news and politics podcast that uses comedy and facts to break down the leading headlines in politics and pop culture.

Videos

Articles & Web Resources

Suggestions Welcome!

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