I love how you always make it a point to praise and shine light on Black authors!!! 🙌🏾 We need more BookTubers like you tbh. Our people do NOT get enough recognition and I'm thankful you're bringing awareness to these greats! I'm definitely inspired to read classic literature now, especially by Black pioneers and greats! 💜
Thank you for sharing! This was a great list. Some books to add to my TBR. I was listening on a drive and heard you mention Flint Schools and had to double take. lol. I grew up through those schools in Flint. It’s so true about the school systems and what some of the choices I’ve made for my kids trying to give them more than I had in school (home as well).
I watched the Women of Brewster’s Place several times back in the day and read the book only a few years ago. Of all the books adapted into movies, this is the only from my reading list that was true to the book. It was beautiful to see and I don’t know why Hollywood takes these works and not follow what’s laid out for them.
Revolutionary Suicide - Huey Newton Seize The Time - Bobby Seale Capitalism and Slavery - Eric Williams Soul On Ice - Eldridge Cleaver Autobiography - Assata Shakur Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler Every book he ever wrote - James Baldwin Testament of Hope - Complete writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr Black Anarchism - Lorenzo Komboa Irvin Wretched of the Earth & Black Skin White Masks by Franz Fanon Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust by John Henrik Clarke
If you enjoy reading slavery-themed books, I’d really recommend The Season of the Shadow by Leonora Miano. It is phenomenal, approaches the slave trade from the west coast of Africa though, at the point where the trans Atlantic slave trade starts. It’s so good i want everyone to read it.
Did not know there was a sequel to Women of Brewster Place. The Street was so good the janitor made me want to put hands on him. I've read Queen but not Roots. For some reason it's hard for me to go back and read the book if I already seen the movie.
@@lexreads I had search for it on Amazon, but the first time I did it wasn’t coming up, but I looked again today and it was on there. Thank you for getting back with me. Love your videos.
@@crowowlraven9971 when I tell you I forgot so many. Shameful lol. I definitely will be doing another on. Thank you so much for the reminder of this incredible novel 🤎
Thank you for sharing! This was a great list. Some books to add to my TBR. I was listening on a drive and heard you mention Flint Schools and had to double take. lol. I grew up through those schools in Flint. It’s so true about the school systems and what some of the choices I’ve made for my kids trying to give them more than I had in school (home as well).
Hey guy’s, I have a form to let me know what content you would like to see. lexreads.com/video-requests
I love how you always make it a point to praise and shine light on Black authors!!! 🙌🏾 We need more BookTubers like you tbh. Our people do NOT get enough recognition and I'm thankful you're bringing awareness to these greats!
I'm definitely inspired to read classic literature now, especially by Black pioneers and greats! 💜
Great video, sis. Subbed
I’ve always thought Queen was a sequel to Roots 🤦🏾♀️😂 Thanks for sharing these! I’m always looking to grow my Black Classics .
what an excellent list. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Wonderful collection of books, sis.
Thank you for sharing! This was a great list. Some books to add to my TBR. I was listening on a drive and heard you mention Flint Schools and had to double take. lol. I grew up through those schools in Flint. It’s so true about the school systems and what some of the choices I’ve made for my kids trying to give them more than I had in school (home as well).
I will be adding some of these to my tbr. Great video
I loved this video ❤… new subscriber!
@@GgFaePooh thank you so much I really appreciate it 🤎
I loved queen roots has been on my list forever ann petry is so underrated
Great video!! Queen was Alex Haley’s paternal grandmother. Thanks
I watched the Women of Brewster’s Place several times back in the day and read the book only a few years ago. Of all the books adapted into movies, this is the only from my reading list that was true to the book. It was beautiful to see and I don’t know why Hollywood takes these works and not follow what’s laid out for them.
@@michelletrammel718 I totally agree. They need to go back to square one 🤎
Not one Toni Morrison ?
@@jayelee7112 I honestly forgot about her after I posted this video. 😳
Revolutionary Suicide - Huey Newton
Seize The Time - Bobby Seale
Capitalism and Slavery - Eric Williams
Soul On Ice - Eldridge Cleaver
Autobiography - Assata Shakur
Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler
Every book he ever wrote - James Baldwin
Testament of Hope - Complete writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr
Black Anarchism - Lorenzo Komboa Irvin
Wretched of the Earth & Black Skin White Masks by Franz Fanon
Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust by John Henrik Clarke
@@TomHuckACAB incredible list. Some many I have but have yet to read them 🤎
If you enjoy reading slavery-themed books, I’d really recommend The Season of the Shadow by Leonora Miano. It is phenomenal, approaches the slave trade from the west coast of Africa though, at the point where the trans Atlantic slave trade starts. It’s so good i want everyone to read it.
Did not know there was a sequel to Women of Brewster Place. The Street was so good the janitor made me want to put hands on him. I've read Queen but not Roots. For some reason it's hard for me to go back and read the book if I already seen the movie.
You should be Bailey’s Café by Gloria Naylor. It’s just as good as the women of Brewster please
@@sharmanyoung5591 that’s on my list to read soon 🤎
Where did you get your copy of Queens? The larger of the 2 books you showed
@@shawnkersh1652 Amazon, the link is in the description box 👍🏾
@@lexreads I had search for it on Amazon, but the first time I did it wasn’t coming up, but I looked again today and it was on there. Thank you for getting back with me. Love your videos.
@ my pleasure hope you enjoy
Ma'am. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 🤦🏾♂️
@@crowowlraven9971 when I tell you I forgot so many. Shameful lol. I definitely will be doing another on. Thank you so much for the reminder of this incredible novel 🤎
You have to read the Men of Brewster's Place first..then you really can understand the women
Thank you for sharing! This was a great list. Some books to add to my TBR. I was listening on a drive and heard you mention Flint Schools and had to double take. lol. I grew up through those schools in Flint. It’s so true about the school systems and what some of the choices I’ve made for my kids trying to give them more than I had in school (home as well).
@@mahjihenry3944 yeah my aunts taught there for over 30 yrs. Both of their names were Ms. Hunter