CURATED LITERATURE, DELIVERED
The Blackletter Club is a bilingual book club founded to celebrate the richness and diversity of the Black community through literature.
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PATRICIA RAREG
LIBRARIAN , PARIS
“RECLAIMING NARRATIVES THROUGH INTENTIONAL BOOK SELECTION”
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JULIEN SALIBUR
CHEF, PARIS
“HOW CULINARY ARTS BECOME A CANVAS FOR STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY”
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ANTOINE LECLERC MOUGNE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PARIS
“EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP AT THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURE AND LITERATURE”
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JEAN-PAUL PAULA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR , AMSTERDAM
“FINDINGS THE WORDS FOR MY EXPERIENCES THROUGH READING”
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ANAS DAIF
JOURNALIST, PARIS
“AMPLIFYING MARGINALIZED STORIES THROUGH JOURNALISM”
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SANDIE DUBOIS
JOURNALIST, PARIS
“DOCUMENTING SOCIETAL TRENDS THROUGH AN UNFILTERED JOURNALISTIC LENS”
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GOLDIIE
JEWELRY DESIGNER, AMSTERDAM
“HOW SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE CRAFT REDEFINE LUXURY ACCESSORIES”
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AMBER J. PHILLIPS
STORYTELLER, FILMMAKER, L.A
“AMPLIFYING BLACK FEMINIST STORYTELLING NARRATIVES”
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SORAYA HAMDAN
VINTAGE RESELLER, PARIS & NYC
“PRESERVING CULTURE THROUGH VINTAGE AND HERITAGE ARCHIVES”
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ANDRÉ ATANGANA
DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER, PARIS
“EXPRESSING CULTURAL FREEDOM THROUGH MOVEMENT”
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ROSE TOURÉ
CULTURAL PRODUCER, AMSTERDAM
“FINDING BELONGING AND CULTURAL MEMORY BEYOND PRINTED WORDS”
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DANI BUMBA
MUSICIAN, PARIS
“NAVIGATING INDEPENDENT MUSIC CREATION AND PERSONAL CATHARSIS”
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ZHEDY LENA NUENTSA
CREATIVE STRATEGIST, PARIS
“CURATING SPACES WHERE CULTURAL CRITIQUE MEETS CREATIVE DIRECTION”
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ROXANE MBANGA
ARTIST, AMSTERDAM
“DESIGNING SPACES WHERE BODIES AND MOTION SPEAK TRUTH”
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SOPHIE DOUALA
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, BERLIN
“HOW GRAPHIC DESIGN BECOMES A MEDITATIVE CANVASS FOR HEALING AND IDENTITY”
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AISSÉ N'DIAYE
FASHION DESIGNER, PARIS
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KIDDY SMILE
ARTIST, BARCELONA
“CELEBRATING HOUSE MUSIC, BALLROOM CULTURE, AND QUEER BLACK EXPRESSION”
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NAOMI ACCARDI
MARKETING CONSULTANT, MILAN
“WHERE GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL, SUBCULTURE, AND FASHION INTERSECT”
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