"To know the past is to know the present. To know the present is to know yourself". - Ibram X. Kensi To be anti-racist in our daily lives requires constant work. It is a journey of self exploration and introspection. It requires us to take a look at problematic hidden parts of ourselves and learn new behaviors and take action. QOTD: What books have you been reading to become anti-racist? #letsgetstamped #becomeantiracist #blacklivesmatter #blackbooksarelife #weneeddiversebooks #blackvoices #readblackbooks #blackauthorsrock #booksandflowers #booksinnature #bookstagram #bookdragonreads #booksarelife #bookworm #nerdgirl #readtounderstand #readtochange (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBzKyazAfLu/?igshid=kknsnlr24tk8

So excited about this Read A Long that started Juneteenth. I cannot wait for the discussions and learning. Here's my #Letsgetstamped selfie challenge. Let's keep the celebration going! #letsgetstamped #readalongwithus #selfiechallenge #buddyreadsrock #beanagentofchange #beantiracist #blacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #weneeddiversebooks #bookishpost #representationmatters #bookdragon #supportblackauthors #bookstagram #readingislearning #readingiscrucial (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBri7M5gsSC/?igshid=7j3js8492a5k

Happy Juneteenth my loves! I'm so excited to start the #letsgetstamped buddy read hosted by the squad: @melanatedreader @_pagesgaloree & @booksteanhenny. It's not too late to join in the celebration and education. I am also feeling blessed and extra happy because I have the best book friends. Thank you so much @richardr.greenislit for this beautiful copy of I am Alphonso Jones. You are so generous. Thank you so much to @thereadingroom444 for sending me Allegedly which I have been trying to get for weeks. This truly brought tears to my eyes. Here is a little information about Juneteenth history: Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas, on June 19, 1866. It marked the first anniversary of the day that African Americans there first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years after it was initially issued. The holiday was originally celebrated with prayer meetings and by singing spirituals and wearing new clothes to represent newfound freedom. Within a few years, African Americans were celebrating Juneteenth in other states, making it an annual tradition. #blacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #letsgetstamped #buddyreadsrock #allegedly #iamalfonsojones #stampedfromthebeginning #books #weneeddiversebooks #blackbooks #blackvoicesmatter #readblackbooks #supportblackauthors #diversereader #bookdragon #bookworm #booknerd #booksandplants #booksinnature #representationmatters #readtolearn #readandgrowempathy #readtothink #tonymedina #tiffanydjackson #ibramxkendi #jasonreynolds (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBomHeyga95/?igshid=3q7has8pgi10