Playing the Rigged Game
The worst feeling in the world is not belonging. This homeless feeling of being exposed to the elements yet pressed into a box is the plight of the Black woman. What I love about Sula is how […]
Empowerment Series
Baked C.H.I.P.
‘I do not know if I am making him nearly as happy as he is making himself,’ I am thinking, while halfway listening to my Zoom meeting and halfway watching Baked. He lays lopsided, just […]
A Song for My Father
I remember the news reports in February of 2020, telling of countries around the world that were experiencing infections and fatalities from the Coronavirus. On March 13, 2020, the virus was officially declared a national […]
It’s a Summer Reading Spectacular featuring MahoganySpines
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We are excited to launch MahoganySpines, a special summer reading bookclub for kids 10 & up in partnership with our friends at Spines & Vines! Thanks to their generous donation of 25 books, […]
It’s the Power of Words…and Food!
On September 19th at 7PM we’ll be gathering at the Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio for an Author Talk and Book Signing with noted culinary historian, author, and independent scholar, Michael Twitty to discuss his new […]
Conversations: Rion Amilcar Scott and Bro. Yao
So tomorrow, September 12th, is our author event with award-winning author Rion Amilcar Scott. I’m personally excited for this event because we’re partnering with Bro. Yao Glover, founder of the Free Black Space blog, to engage […]
10 Tips to Encourage Your Kids to Read Over the Summer
Summer break. The two words every school age child yearns to hear. It’s the time of year kids do everything they can to either transform into fish or ride the wheels off their bike. The truly ambitious child seeks to do both. […]
Getting Rooted to your African Ancestry
Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at approximately 12:10 PM, Ramunda Young, Co-Founder of MahoganyBooks officially “Got Rooted.” That’s not to say that Ramunda was not aware of her culture and identity as a Black woman descended […]
The Politics of Math
There’s a certain satisfaction I receive when a reader begins to grasp the breadth and depth of topics written about from the Black person’s perspective. It’s why I love making book recommendations. Watching readers discover […]