The Laydown Podcast

19: Black Lives Matter (Recorded Remotely)

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BLACK LIVES MATTER.

In this episode, Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso share a few recommendations for books by and about Black folx.

In the show notes, please find links to resources for supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement, supporting Black Trans Lives, Black-Owned Bookstores, Black-Led Podcasts, and more.

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Books Mentioned During This Episode

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark
  • The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas (Libro.fm)
  • The Only Black Girls in Town - Brandy Colbert (Libro.fm)
  • The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin (Libro.fm)
  • Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid (Libro.fm)
  • Saturday - Oge Mora (Libro.fm)
  • Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty (Libro.fm)

    Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary
    • The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave - Frederick Douglass (Libro.fm)
    • 12 Years a Slave - Solomon Northrup (Libro.fm)
    • Beloved - Toni Morrison (Libro.fm)
    • Kindred - Octavia Butler (Libro.fm)
    • The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin (Libro.fm)
    • The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X
    • Between the World and Me - Ta-Nahisi Coates (Libro.fm)
    • Citizen - Claudia Rankine (Libro.fm)
    • White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo (Libro.fm)
    • How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi (Libro.fm)
    • Stamped from the Beginning - Ibram X Kendi (Libro.fm)
    • Me and White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad (Libro.fm)

      Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso
      • Real Life - Brandon Taylor (Libro.fm)
      • Revolutionary Suicide - Huey P. Newton
      • A Song of Wraiths & Ruin - Roseanne A. Brown (Libro.fm)
      • Here For It - R. Eric Thomas (Libro.fm)
      • Wow, No Thank You - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm)
      • Meaty - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm)
      • We Are Never Meeting in Real Life - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm)


        Black Lives Matter
        SUPPORT BLACK TRANS LIVES
        • https://houseofgg.org/
        • https://www.snap4freedom.org/
        • https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/
        • https://www.theokraproject.com/
          • Support Black-Owned Bookstores
          PODCASTS
          • https://blackchicklit.com
          • https://thestackspodcast.com
          • https://www.mostly-lit.com/
          • https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/terry-brown-jr/black-read
          • https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/minority-korner/
          • http://laylafsaad.com/good-ancestor-podcast
          • https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/floodlines/
          • https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html
          • https://aapf.org/podcast
          • https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline
          • https://blackgirlnerds.com/podcast/
          • https://luvvie.org/rants-and-randomness/
            • Other Links
            • https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/antiracism
            • https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-teen-reads
            • https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-middle-grade-reads
            • https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-picture-books

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