Sister Outsider Relief Grant
(Applications closed until 2/2024)
Mutual Aid Grant for single Black mother artists, writers, activists, and cultural workers. This grant is community funded and was started in response to the nationwide shutdown as a result of Covid- 19. Over $40,000 in grants have been distributed to Black mothers all over the country.
Obsidian: A Black Womanist Writers Collective
As part of her residency at the Metropolitan Museum, Akinmowo has launched a collective of writers and authors to work on an anthology that will be published in 2025.
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The Free Black Women’s Library Reading Group
Book lovers from all over the world are welcome to join to discuss books, short stories, essays, and poems written by Black women and Black nonbinary authors.
We meet once a month over Zoom, and often authors join us for the conversations.
Follow us on Eventbrite or Instagram to find out what text we are reading next.
Permanent Installations
The Free Black Women’s Library is working with Providence House by installing permanent book collections in transitional living spaces for women and mothers of young children in New York City.
Providence House provides housing, counseling, classes, and other social services for their residents for up to two years, and assists them in finding homes long term. These book collections will be available to all Providence House residents.
Virtual Reading Challenge
The library invites readers from across the globe to join us in reading 25 books of varying genres by Black women in one year. The Library offers a list of categories and suggestions to serve as a guideline, and all are welcome to jump in anytime.
Readers post their reads and reviews on social media, tag us, and use the hashtags #TFBWLReads & #TFBWLreadingchallenge
to stay connected to others taking part in the challenge.
The Free Black Women’s Library
YouTube Channel
Subscribe and Check out the channel for weekly videos that feature:
Rambly Reactions to Film & TV shows that center Black womanhood
3 for 3: a series naming 3 good books with similar themes.
Stop Motion Animations that center tenderness & Community care.
The TFBWL Short Story Time Series: short stories written by Black women with accompanying writing prompts and intimate explorations.