#black-communities — Public Fediverse posts

My community stopped my deportation - this is my way of saying thank you

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/community-stopped-deportation-way-saying-33747405

Greater Manchester Police given share of £5m to protect places of worship

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/greater-manchester-police-given-share-33744297

Grime legend dishes on MOBO inspiration ahead of awards night

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/grime-legend-dishes-mobo-inspiration-33660910

How the MOBO Awards is bringing one of Manchester's most important venues back to life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/how-mobo-awards-bringing-one-33624417

The cash that means an inspirational Manchester walking group will ‘create a lasting legacy’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/cash-means-inspirational-manchester-walking-33625886

'Biggest and most exciting' line-up leads MOBO Awards Fringe week of free events

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/biggest-most-exciting-line-up-33557172

The film made in a warehouse in Cheetham Hill that's just won a BAFTA

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/film-made-warehouse-cheetham-hill-33497428

How can PrEP use among Black people be improved?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/black-people-and-hiv-prevention

'Everybody is very, very fearful': Mosque boss describes moment volunteers were met by men armed with axe, hammer and knife

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/everybody-very-very-fearful-mosque-33487839

Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month – WTOP News

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Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month

Mike Murillo | [email protected]

February 9, 2026, 4:49 AM

The DC Public Library’s book recommendations by Black authors

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on-air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. 

As Black History Month continues, the D.C. Public Library said reading is one of the most meaningful ways to understand the voices, history and creativity of Black communities.

Maryann James‑Daley, director of library services for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, is sharing a range of books for adults, teens and kids that she says help readers connect more deeply with Black stories and experiences.

James‑Daley says one of her top go‑to recommendations is the work of Octavia Butler.

“For Black History Month, she has a collection of short stories called ‘Bloodchild.’ And so, I think that’s a good recommendation for people to get a sense of her and to become familiar with her work. And it’s a nice, quick read.”

She also points readers to a deeply local history book written by one of the library’s own.

“’The NAACP in Washington, DC’ by Derek Gray, who actually is an archivist here at the library, and he wrote a book that digs into the rich history of the local NAACP, and showed how it quickly became a leading organization in the country.”

Gray told WTOP his book looks back at the early years of the NAACP in D.C., which quickly became a leading opponent of President Woodrow Wilson’s move to segregate federal offices.

He said that over the decades, the organization balanced between more aggressive activism and cautious, conservative strategies as it worked to fight Jim Crow discrimination.

For those drawn to immersive fiction, James‑Daley said N.K. Jemisin’s award‑winning “The Broken Earth Trilogy” fits the bill.

“It’s very immersive. You read one book, you’re going to want to read the rest of them,” she said.

In the children’s section, James‑Daley says there are several strong options available at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, starting with engaging picture books, among them “Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince.”

“It’s about a kid who connects with this community and his joy of dance hall music and dancing in fun.”

Another pick is Nnedi Okorafor’s “Binti” series, which follows a young woman who leaves her tight‑knit Himba community to attend a top university in space and ends up caught in an alien conflict she never asked for.

She said nonfiction can be just as powerful for young readers.

“’Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present’ and that’s by Jamia Wilson. And so it gives nice little snapshots of 52 icons of color from the past and present.”

James‑Daley also emphasizes why representation matters in children’s literature.

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“It is important for kids to see themselves in the books that they read.”

For middle‑grade readers, she highlights a title that connects with earlier library exhibits on Black travel, “Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America.”

It “digs into the green book and the roots of Black travel, it’s a great book for kids to delve into,” she said. The book, she adds, “delves into the intricacies of Black travel. It (looks into) the origin of the green book and how the green book really shaped Black people’s travel lives.”

When asked about what she’s reading right now, she said it is “The Personal Librarian.”

“It’s a historical fiction book based on a real-life woman who was a librarian, personal librarian, in the early to mid-1900s and she had to deal with crossing the color line and passing as white in order to grow in her profession.”

The library encourages families and readers of all ages to explore these recommendations and more throughout February.

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'There needs to be more mixed-race couples adopting children'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/real-life/there-needs-more-mixed-race-33350524

The men taking on extremism in Manchester's mosques

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/men-taking-extremism-manchesters-mosques-33047285

He dialled 999 to ask for help - police found his body 39 hours later with multiple stab wounds

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dialled-999-ask-help-police-33010073

Manchester family 'stuck' after two-week holiday turns into unforeseen nightmare

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jamaica-hurricane-melissa-manchester-family-32777050

“Musk Is Scamming the City of Memphis”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXPesSleRA

Meet Two Brothers Fighting Colossus, Musk’s xAI Data Center.

#Musk #Scam #Toxic #Racism #GasTurbines #BlackCommunities #HealthCrisis #Memphis #Pollution

Black communities have always been the engine for social change in the U.S.

https://tankie.tube/w/81nAKVCkFHsUS3TeYcpLBm

#usa #blackpeople #blackcommunities #africanAmericans #blackrevolutionaries #socialism #communism #psl #PartyforSocialismandLiberation

#FoodSecurity Is Urgently Needed in #Black #Rural #Appalachia

A #foodjustice #advocate who grew up near this mountainous region explains how #Blackcommunities here struggle to access #healthy food, and lays out ways to build #localfood systems that reach everyone.

https://civileats.com/2024/11/19/op-ed-the-urgent-need-for-food-security-in-black-rural-appalachia/

Did you know the oldest majority-Black incorporated town is right here in the St. Louis area? Brooklyn, IL, directly across the river from downtown STL, was settled in 1829 and incorporated in 1873. Read about its history here: https://www.landmarks.org/preservation-programs/most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/brooklyn-illinois-2023-most-endangered-historic-places-in-illinois/ #BrooklynIL #STL #EastSTL #BlackCommunities

Another #book on my reading wishlist.

White Burgers, Black Cash
Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation
By: Naa Oyo A. Kwate

The long and pernicious relationship between #FastFoodRestaurants and the #AfricanAmerican community.

Today, #FastFood is disproportionately located in #BlackNeighborhoods and marketed to #BlackAmericans through targeted #advertising. But throughout much of the 20th century, fast food was developed specifically for White urban and suburban customers, purposefully avoiding Black spaces. In White Burgers, Black Cash, Naa Oyo A. Kwate traces the evolution in fast food from the early 1900s to the present, from its long #history of #RacistExclusion to its current damaging embrace of urban #BlackCommunities.

Fast food has historically been tied to the country’s self-image as the #LandOfOpportunity and is marketed as one of life’s simple pleasures, but a more insidious history lies at the industry’s core. White Burgers, Black Cash investigates the complex trajectory of restaurant locations from a decided commitment to #Whiteness to the #disproportionate densities that characterize Black communities today. Kwate expansively charts fast food’s racial and spatial transformation and centers the cities of #Chicago, #NewYork City, and #WashingtonDC, in a national examination of the biggest brands of today, including #WhiteCastle, #KFC, #BurgerKing, #McDonalds, and more.

#Bookstodon #ReadingList #Education #Racism #USBlackHistory #WhiteSupremacy #SystemicRacism #USRacism #Nonfiction

Mural celebrates Black footballer who made history at Liverpool
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mural-celebrates-black-footballer-who-29577939
Howard Gayle said playing for Liverpool was "a dream most people don't get to live" #LFC #YNWA #BlackCommunities #LiverpoolFC #Toxteth #People

The Foundation for #BlackCommunities #FFBC announced the recipients of its #inaugural #BlackIdeasGrant (B.I.G): Bridge & Build 2023/24 program. This ground-breaking #investment of over $9.1 million will #empower 107 #BlackLed, #BlackFocused & #BlackServing #grassroots, #nonprofit & #charitable organizations across #Canada. The grants will support critical, #CommunityBased, solution oriented initiatives.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/foundation-black-communities-announces-historic-100000598.html

#GoodNews #BlackCanadians #BIPOCnews #PhilanthropyFunding