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Reading While Black Book Club
by J. Barnes
Reading While Black Book Club is a podcast where we dissect and discuss Black literature. Each month we select a book by us with us in mind giving our listeners access to the authors via interview where their questions get answered and they become part of the show. Friends, community leaders, and activists stop by as we amplify their work in marginalized communities. We promote reading as a self-help tool for better mental health and provide a safe space where individuals can tell their stories. As Black people, Black literature is not monolithic and all of it deserves celebration.
Episodes
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Happy Black History Month X Happy Black Futures Month X Happy 4 Year Anniversary
Happy 4 Year Anniversary Today we discuss Black History Month, Black Futures Month and our new rollout for the book club going forward. I also have some special guests coming on the show today. Thank you for rocking with us To celebrate, all RWB merch is 35% off when you use the promo code…
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My 30th Birthday 🎉🎈🎁
Hey readers, It is my 30th birthday and I wanted to give you a special episode just for today with a new segment highlight my favorite Black Podcasts and huge announcement about a new miniseries coming to Reading While Black. I hope you enjoy Remember “If you love what you hear, you can help with...
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Cognac & Celexa (Reading While Black Discusses I Don't Want To Die Poor with author Michael Arceneaux)
Welcome back readers, I'm back with another episode of Reading While Black Podcast and today we have Michael Arceneaux here to discuss his second book, I Don't Want To Die Poor. This is not just a perfect book for right now at this moment as student loan debt is a national conversation during the...
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One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy with Dr. Carol Anderson
Welcome Back Readers, I'm back with another episode of Reading While Black Podcast and today we have Dr. Carol Anderson here to discuss her book One Person, No Vote. This is not only a history lesson in Voter Suppression but the keys to what it takes to defeat it. In this conversation you will…
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Reading While Black Teams Up With NAACP to Visit Selma, Alabama for the 55th Anniversary Bridge Crossing Jubilee
In this episode, I teamed up with NAACP Youth & College Division to visit Selma, Alabama for 55th anniversary of the Selma Jubilee. Selma and the Alabama Black Belt were the battlegrounds for the Voting Rights Movement that resulted in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Alabamians…
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@ReadingWhileBlk welcomes back Kia Smith to discuss The Black Art of Escape by Casey Gerald
Today on the pod, we have a now 3 time returning quest Kia Smith (@KiaSpeaks) to discuss Casey Gerald’s The Black Art of Escape and how it connects to the recently released film Queen & Slim. Apologies for the audio quality difficulties. This is a review of the film so if you haven’t seen it yet,...
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@ReadingWhileBLK sits down with Michigan House of Representative District 11 Jewell Jones
Hello readers, we’re back again this week. We’re in full swing of our Different Day = Different Conversation special and today we have the Michigan’s youngest State House Representative from District 11, Jewell Jones. State Rep Jones is serving his second term representing the 11th House…
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@ReadingWhileBLK Sits With @MayaRupert, Campaign Manager for @JulianCastro
Hello readers, we’re back again this week. We’re in full swing of our Different Day = Different Conversation special and today we have the only Black Woman serving as Campaign Manager for the current 2020 presidential cycle, Maya Rupert. Maya Rupert is the campaign manager for Julián Castro's (D)...
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@ReadingWhileBlk sits down with Shanequa Davis & Victoria Kirby-York from @TheTaskForce
Back in July, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shanequa Davis & Victoria Kirby-York of the National LGBTQ Task Force. The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in...
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@ReadingWhileBLK sits down with David Johns from the National Black Justice Coalition
Back in late July of this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with David Johns from the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including…
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I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying By Bassey Ikpi
In this episode, I sit down with my new big sister, Bassey Ikpi and we discuss her best seller, I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying. We also talk about mental health, going to therapy, learning to love being alone and so many other things. Remember to check out the Reading While Black Merch!!!…
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#CollegeWhileBlack Dillard University Edition
#CollegeWhileBlack is a sub series that gives a voice to Black college students at Historically Black College & Universities during the Trump administration. This series gives these students a platform where they can discuss topics not only dealing with issues on their campus but issues across…
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane with Kia & Reggie
10/29/17 We sit down with some OG Reading While Black veterans. Writer Kia Smith, an ATL native and creative/photographer residing in DC, Reggie Cunningham to discuss The Autobiography of Gucci Mane. Probably one of most talked about interviews and easily our funniest. These guys are family. Enjoy
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RWB: The Engagement Game by Joi-Marie McKenzie
We sit down with Joi-Marie McKenzie, the writer of The Engagement Game: Why I Said “I Don’t” To Marriage and “I Do” To Me.
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RWB interviews: Book of Addis author Brooke C. Obie
Our sit down chat with Book of Addis author Brooke C. Obie. We discuss her inspiration for the book, what's up next for the characters in this 3 part series and what she has coming up next this year and the next.
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R.W.B. discusses The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Jason & Shakirra discuss Reading While Black's April book of the month and our first fiction, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
03/05/17 Jason & Shakirra of Reading While Black discuss Chapters 1 & 2 of this month's book: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. (We have to finish this discussion because it was so good)
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Our Very First Interview Ever with Dr. Micheal Eric Dyson
02/26/17 We sit down with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to discuss his new book Tears We Cannot Stop A Sermon To White America, hip-hop, culture, and other topics as well. This was our very first of many interviews and what led this eventual podcast. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to subscribe to us…
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T.H.U.G. with special guest Kia Speaks
Welcome to the Reading While Black Podcast. Where we discuss all the books you can imagine written by black authors as well can pop culture among other things. Today we have special guest, RWB member, cohost of the real drunk show, Kia Speaks. We’ll be discussing The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Reading While Black Book Club is a podcast where we dissect and discuss Black literature. Each month we select a book by us with us in mind giving our listeners access to the authors via interview where their questions get answered and they become part of the show. Friends, community leaders, and activists stop by as we amplify their work in marginalized communities. We promote reading as a self-help tool for better mental health and provide a safe space where individuals can tell their stories. As Black people, Black literature is not monolithic and all of it deserves celebration.
HOSTED BY
J. Barnes
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Reading While Black Book Club is a podcast where we dissect and discuss Black literature. Each month we select a book by us with us in mind giving our listeners access to the authors via interview where their questions get answered and they become part of the show. Friends, community leaders, and...
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