Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It's HERE! Blackathon starts TOMORROW!!!

Here's what I'm reading.


Follow Blackathon on Twitter: @Blackathon1

Jesse's Blackathon Announcement: youtube.com/watch?v=l3wJO17dUr0&t=1s

Jesse's TBR:
youtube.com/watch?v=aQpnun0VRTY

Francina's Blackathon Announcement Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=g0qTV5KztSg&t=144s

Francina's TBR:
youtube.com/watch?v=3qh4KKim2gY

Challenges:

1. FEEL THE LOVE
Read a book (any genre) featuring romance between two black people (or one black person + a person of color).

2. WAKANDA FOREVER
Read a graphic novel or comic series with a black or African MC

3. HEAR US
ANY work by a Black or African author

4. FEEL THE BEAT.
Spoken word: listen to these 4 poems and share your favorite on social media or with a friend. Discuss what this poem means to you and why it matters.

Balaenoptera by Joshua Brandon Bennett youtube.com/watch?v=Q9TWj3kb4cA

What I’ve Learned by Aja Monet
youtube.com/watch?v=8byI76vKZwg

“Waiting” by Jasmine Mans, Alysia Harris, and Jennah Bell youtube.com/watch?v=CgxU73Eifgs&list=PLpLIY63gJ24pUS7BicM-3cT8Q7JgJRorw

Cuz He’s Black by Javon Johnson
youtube.com/watch?v=u9Wf8y_5Yn4

5. MORE THAN A COLOR.
We house complexity within us. Read a book starring an intersectional black character (black & LGBT, black & neurodivergent, black & disabled, etc)

6. IN THIS TOGETHER
Read the group book with us! Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

List of books with black main characters by black authors:
docs.google.com/document/d/1kQu_CG2kz1JBLaAIzxzI8bWnq40Y1b7IFAYk1lnXFWM/edit

ComiXology.com (unaffiliated) is what I used. I signed up for a free 30 day trial. Some comics are free to borrow. NOT ALL.