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Kimberly D. Manning, MD

1/Grady Hospital, 2019Her: "Um. . . the family invited us to the funeral. Dr. Manning, how do you handle something like that?"Me: "Like what?"Her: "Like being invited to a patient's

yvette nicole brown

There is still only ONE black woman anchoring a show on @MSNBC. Even though the great @JoyAnnReid brings the NEEDED perspective of black women in this important time in our

The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Today was meant to be a day of celebration because Nigerian #BlackandSTEM Chiamaka Okoli was set to receive her PhD in physics today. Instead today I am tweeting to ask

There was a boy—in the before times—who took his twin sisters to the park and sat on a bench with a book and watched them play. When one fell down

Readers Curate 🇿🇲 ~ A D M I N

I've come across people who don't consider fiction readers as readers. They think if you pick up a book it must be one that speaks of the real world and

Two Black trans women have been reported dead this week. Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells of Philadelphia, PA and Riah Milton of Liberty Township, Ohio. #RestInPower #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #DominiqueFells was found

This was hard to write:912.That's the number of Detroiters we've lost to COVID-19.So amid the pandemic, Detroit — the nation’s largest black city, the birthplace of distinctive soulful music and

A thread for my 2021 reads in case people are interested. A mixture of fiction, history, education and autobiographies. 1. Wow. Strong start. Absolutely amazing book. Completely heartbreaking at times,

A mind without barriers creates ideas without limitations. Indeed. This was 20 years ago while building my first tech startup company. It was a streaming company. Our 1st vertical was

The Crazy Book Lady

Books I've Read In 2020....A Thread 1- A Small Silence | Jumoke VerissimoWhat a beautiful book. Simple but immersive 2- Nervous Conditions | Tsitsi DangaremgbaWOW! I'm happy that this 1/3

Malice Slaughter 🍂 (afk)

Book cover synergy More book cover synergy Different aesthetic, same energy American editions (via @Gretch_n) https://twitter.com/jordtaylorjones/status/1176587729993392129?s=21 From @corinaromonti https://twitter.com/corinaromonti/status/1187

We’re celebrating #BlackOutTuesday by starting a thread of Black historical fiction authors. There are so many great books to get your hands on! First up is @Sherri_L_Smith, who has novels

brittany packnett cunningham ain’t here for real.

IT’S TIME! #TheClarkSisters MY GOD IN HEAVEN THIS INTRO. #TheClarkSisters .@sheleamusic has Dorinda’s rasp dowwwwnnnnnnn. And we already knew @kierrasheard was about to put it down as her mama. And

Broke Bibliophile

Some Suggested deals on Kindle Books from Amazon's Great Indian Festival Sale: Complete List - https://amzn.to/352EBhj Cho Nam-Joo - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Rs 49https://amzn.to/2XCcse8 Albert Camus - The Plague -

Inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter protests, many people are buying nonfiction books about anti-racism.Another way to better understand the lives of Black people is by reading literature, memoirs, and genre

Sian Meades-Williams 💫

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Books I have read in 2020, a thread. I hope you find something you enjoy. Sweet Sorrow is such a charming book about Shakespeare, first love and teenage summers.