WE READ TO RESIST

Schedule

Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

651 Arts | Brooklyn, NY

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Join us for our 42nd Annual Black Book Fair β€” a powerful, community-centered celebration of Black literature and culture.
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πŸ“šβœ¨ WE READ TO RESIST βœ¨πŸ“š

Join us for our 42nd Annual Black Book Fair β€” a powerful, community-centered celebration of Black literature, culture, and intellectual freedom. Featured guest speakers to be announced!

πŸ—“ May 17, 2026
⏰ 12–7 PM
πŸ“ 651 Arts, Brooklyn, NY

βœ”οΈ Black authorship
βœ”οΈ Banned books & the fight for intellectual freedom
βœ”οΈ Community, culture & resistance

Enjoy a full day of panel discussions, readings, booksellers, a kids corner, and music. This is more than a book fairβ€”it’s a movement.

Bring your people. Support Black voices. Feed your mind. βœŠπŸΎπŸ“–

#WeReadToResist #BlackBookFair #BrooklynEvents #BlackAuthors #BannedBooks #CommunityAndCulture #LiteraryResistance #SupportBlackWriters

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651 Arts, 10 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, United States

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