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• All Boys Aren't Blue

  a Memoir-manifesto

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  Through a series of personal essays equal parts memoir and manifesto, George M. Johnson reflects upon his life experiences while weaving profound insight into homophobia, toxic masculinity and white supremacy. All Boys Aren’t Blue is rooted in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As the Crow Flies

  Gillman, Melanie,

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  This graphic novel centers a Black Queer teen who finds herself stranded at a conservative Christian sleepaway camp. Fortunately, she befriends a transgender girl and the two of them find support in each other through a number of emotionally and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bingo Love

  Franklin, Tee,

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  Former best friends Hazel and Mari fell in love with each other in high school but were ultimately split up due to societal pressure and their families’ disapproval. As a result, both ended up marrying young and had families, but 50 years later by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Boy Out of Time

  a Memoir

  Ziyad, Hari,

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  Hari Ziyad’s memoir is a testament to finding one’s way in America while growing up Black and Queer and fearlessly explores what it means to thrive beyond the limiting narratives society places upon Black children. Ziyad provides unique insights…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Enough

  Stories of Being Young & Black in America

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  This highly accessible collection of short stories focuses on what it means to be young and Black while grappling with complex family dynamics, gender constraints and mental health issues and also investigates myriad forms of identity within the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Flamingo

  Atta, Dean,

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  This character-driven novel in verse highlights 19-year-old Mike Angeli’s growth and path to self-acceptance as he learns to stand up for himself and embrace his identity. Atta’s touching and celebratory novel is highly accessible in a way that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eat Your Heart Out. Volume One

  Blas, Terry,

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  This graphic novel centers the pursuit of one’s dreams in spite of nay-sayers' disapproval and accentuates the importance of found family in this heartfelt coming-of-age story replete with glamorous Queer aesthetics and unbridled optimism.

• Felix Ever After

  Callender, Kacen

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  Felix is a Black Queer trans youth who develops self-acceptance through embracing his identity in the pursuit of friendship, love and reprisal. Moreover, Felix learns about what characterizes someone and who gets to define a person through his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flamboyants

  the Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  This grouping of personal essays and alluring artwork forms a set of honorific profiles of Black Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance while examining the censures they experienced within and without the Black diaspora due to their unapologetic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Funeral Diva

  Sneed, Pamela,

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  Through this collection of personal essays and poetry, Pamela Sneed chronicles her coming-of-age as a Black Queer woman in New York City during the late 1980s. Funeral Diva is a rousing literary work that not only emphasizes how essential resilience…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'm a Wild Seed

  De la Cruz, Sharon Lee,

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  This colorful and engaging memoir in graphic novel form focuses on how De La Cruz learned to embrace her identity as a Queer Dominican, Puerto Rican, Black woman and how she broke free from internalized racist sexist social norms, capitalism and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little & Lion

  Colbert, Brandy

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  This novel follows Suzette, a Black teen visiting home from boarding school who’s compelled to confront her own demons as she grapples with her bisexual identity and her brother’s manic-depressive flareups while they simultaneously fall for the same…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

  Petrus, Junauda

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  This emotional and thought-provoking novel is narrated by two different voices from two very different backgrounds maneuvering through the intricacies of being young Black Queer women while exploring themes relating to family, identity, love and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poemhood, Our Black Revival

  History, Folklore & the Black Experience: a Young Adult Poetry Anthology

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  With more than 35 different contributors, this poetry anthology comprised of myriad intergenerational Black experiences is unflinchingly honest, thought-provoking and joyful, and will undoubtedly spark conversations around belonging, faith, healing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Deserve Monuments

  Hammonds, Jas

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  We Deserve Monuments is a gripping novel imbued with mystery, sapphic romance and healing from the effects of generational trauma. Jas Hammond’s important story confronts the legacy of the Jim Crow South and implores readers to embrace the pursuit…Read moreRead more of this annotation