Founder Spotlight: Unveiling the Vision Behind The Blackletter Club
I HAVE LIVED MANY LIVES DANCER, STYLIST, JOURNALIST, VISUAL MERCHANDISER AND DESPITE MY EXPOSURE TO MANY CULTURES, I FELT THE NEED TO GO FURTHER AND DISCOVER THE WORLD AS IT’S TOLD BY OTHERS.
LITERATURE HAS BEEN A CATHARTIC AND MIND-OPENING MEDIUM FOR ME,
I FOUND A FORM OF LIBERATION IN THE WORDS OF MANY AUTHORS AND DECIDED TO SHARE THIS PASSION AND AWARENESS THROUGH THE BLACKLETTER :
A PROJECT FOCUSED ON SHEDDING A LIGHT ON SOCIAL JUSTICE- AND COMMUNITY-BASED LITERATURE.
THE BLACKLETTER WAS CREATED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HOSTED FOR 2 YEARS ON CLUBHOUSE AS AN OPEN AND SAFE SPACE FOR DISCUSSION AROUND BLACKNESS & OTHERNESS thought literature.
A BILINGUAL BOOK CLUB WITH A MISSION TO CELEBRATE THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN ALL ITS DIVERSITY.
TBL EXPLORES RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH FICTION, BIOGRAPHIES, AND ESSAYS THAT ENGAGE, CHALLENGE CRITICAL THINKING, AND ANIMATE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS.
THIS BOOK CLUB WELCOMES EVERYONE AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DECOLONIZE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WANT TO DEEPEN THEIR ANTI-RACISM WORK BY DIVERSIFY THEIR BOOK SHELF.