WE READ TO RESIST

Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-04:00

651 Arts | Brooklyn

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter
Publisher/HostDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter
WE READ TO RESIST
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Join us for our 42nd Annual Black Book Fair — a powerful, community-centered celebration of Black literature and culture.
About this Event

📚✨ WE READ TO RESIST ✨📚

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

🗓 May 17, 2026
⏰ 12–7 PM
📍 651 Arts, Brooklyn, NY

✔️ Black authorship
✔️ Banned books & the fight for intellectual freedom
✔️ Community, culture & resistance

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

Bring your people. Support Black voices. Feed your mind. ✊🏾📖

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

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651 Arts, 10 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, United States

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