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This book club offers community for ‘invisible’ black women

How Glory Edim’s online book club provides community for ‘invisible’ black women

01/09/2019

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This book club offers community for ‘invisible’ black women

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How Glory Edim’s online book club provides community for ‘invisible’ black women

Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal of making new friends, seeing herself in literature and creating community through books in the age of social media.

01/09/2019

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