They can't deny you if you don't try.. . #negroleague #negroleagues #negroleaguebaseball #negroleagueplayers #negroleaguebaseballplayers #negroleagueworldseries #negroleaguebaseballplayers #negroleagueallstars #negroleaguebaseballlesson #jackierobinson #satchelpaige #joshgibson #robertoclemente #rubefoster #playball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Hiztory #HiztoryBookz #TheAdventuresOfCAM #independentBlsckAuthor #HaitianAuthor @mlb @nlbmuseumkc https://www.instagram.com/p/CfDN8T4NP_H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I wrote I Am a Phenomenal Black Boy in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic.

It was clear that the world was changing and unfortunately, many things have also remained the same. Protests were happening all around the world- People wanted real change! freedom versus captivity(physical, mental, spiritual). So many lives were lost and many of us were reminded to choose light. The pandemic showed workers of this world the importance of family- people were quitting their jobs, asking for more life balance. Lies were uncovered! A veil was lifted.

The world was telling black people that they didn’t matter. I wrote “the book” so my son could never enter into any contract with the world that doesn’t benefit him, that doesn’t see him, value him. The book is an agreement for my son to make with himself- the book is my gift to all black boys.

Dear black boys!

You are majestic!

Dear black boys, embrace your brilliance

Dear black boys, you are kind

Dear black boys, joy is your birthright

Dear black boys, you are Limye!

Dear Limye, you are phenomenal!

You can get the book here ! Thanks in advance for your support ❤️

https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Phenomenal-Black-Boy/dp/0578742721

"-where Joy Road meets American Street. Joy and American. A crossroads. Intersecting. One is not the other." American Street by Ibi Zoboi was pure gold from the first page until the last. You are immediately sucked in to the story and introduced to rich, characters that you want to know more about. Zoboi gives a glimpse as to what it is like to be a young, girl from Haiti coming to America for the first time through Fabiola, the main protagonist. She is quickly thrust into a world she doesn't know, trying to fit in and make sense of what she sees around her. Fabiola has to reconcile what her preconceived notions of the American Dream. She navigates her new world by holding on to her Haitian traditions and using her spirituality practices to help cope with the confusion. There was so much to love about this book. Zoboi gives us layered characters, rich Haitian culture, masterful storytelling sprinkled with magic and social commentary that will leave you thinking long after you close the book. Zoboi introduced me to my first book bae in Kasim. What will stay with me the most are the questions that this story brings up. ¤ What is the American dream and who is it afforded to? ¤ How do you make a life when you are torn between worlds? ¤ Does being an American automatically mean you will be happy? ¤ Why do immigrants from black & brown countries get treated as criminals? ¤ Does becoming American mean that you forget home? ¤ When does the world become safe for women & young girls? ¤ How do you overcome the violence & anti-blackness of the American dream? ¤ Does poverty automatically equate with violence & crime? ¤ How do you overcome personal trauma & grief in a country that exerts violence on & blocks opportunities for Black people? This story was compelling, insightful, and heartbreaking but it leaves room for hope. Fabiola and Kasim's love story warmed my heart but it also made me think about stolen dreams which was the main theme of the book. Bookdragon rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #readCaribbean #blacklivesmatter #thehaitianreadathon #ibizoboi #americanstreet #Haitianauthor #bookstagram #bookrecs #puma #bookreviews #ownvoices #BlackYAlit #Blackstories (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ19BNJgvsj/?igshid=1luwcrfp0z1wr

Mes derniers bébés pris neufs à la #librairieracines @racinesmontreal . . . . #gouverneurdelarosée #vodou #voodoo #MegGeneve #blackauthors #blackauthor #haitianauthors #haitianauthor #buyblack #blacklibrary #livemontreal #bookstagram #qwoc #reading #montrealnord (à Montréal-Nord, Quebec)

At the @sunriseairways Kako’s Bingo Night in Orlando, we caught up with one of the youngest author of our community, 8 year old Isabella Menard author of “The Monkey Room”. Her book is currently available on Amazon. #HaitianBusinesses #Author #Themonkeyroom #Haitianauthor #Youngauthor #sunrise #sunriseairways (at Winter Park Community Center)

Inspirez Vous de Kettly Mars... Il n'est jamais trop tard... Elle a déclaré dans sa biographie: "... Ce n’est que vers le milieu de la trentaine que j’écris mes premiers vers..." Radar Ekolokal vous encourage à lire les oeuvres de @kettlymars car elles ont un regard réaliste sur la société haïtienne. #kettlymars #haiti #fado #haïti #bookstagram #instabook #portauprince #pourlamourdulivre #writer #readcaribbean #lire #instalecture #langedupatriarche #littérature #book #roman #haitianauthor #haitianliterature #poesie #mercuredefrance #bookinfrench #jesuisvivant #leplaisirdelire #news #radarekolokal https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Mt2RfJBzf/?igshid=1hwo69t8j8s23

🇭🇹🎤📚 @jarbathart @get_repost ・・・ One of the highlights of my day was taking the kids to a #booksigning by @thorobredbooks. We copped the 3 #bookdeal and my kids were overjoyed to find their names inside. Hands down even if my boys don't remember that moment I will. @thorobredbooks partnered with @meccaakagrimo @poeticlakay to bring him to all 3 counties in #southflorida. Please invest in a #Haitianauthor that is aiming to #teachtheyouth about #ourhistory #ourstrength and #ourancestors!!!!! Too often it's hard finding literature that appeals to our #haitianyouth. With these books you'll be #plantingaseed of #ancestralknowledge and #love 🇭🇹. He will be making his last stop tomorrow in #pembrokepines @kasachampet. Make time to go meet him hear his story, and support. And I also want to #bigup a #haitianartist I have mad respect for @akomicsart for designing the cover of one of the books and #custompainting the shoes @thorobredbooks was wearing. @akomicsart is an inspiration. His work is phenomenal and powerful !!! * * * * #supporthaitianbusinesses #knowledge #makandal #boukman #thefirstblackrepublic #blackrepublic #ayiti #ayiticheri #istwa #caribbean #caribbeanlife #caribbeanlove #ayisyen 🇭🇹 (at RC Caribbean Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtH1vhRFES7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x9blywei141g

🇭🇹🎤📚 #AuthorAlert Guess Who is Featuring @PoeticLakay this Month February 22, 2019 for #BlackHistoryMonth #MyBlackIsBeautiful • 📚 @belle_la_poet has published her first book titled “MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1793451931 • The book is about a Haitian Princess named Belle and her developing self-love and confidence. The book is centered around the topic of self-acceptance and identity in young black children. The story takes place in Haiti. @belle_la_poet says she would love to reach as many children as possible, especially in the Haitian community. • Come hear and see @belle_la_poet perform and present her next publication “MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL” Mara-Joanne Derinor @belle_la_poet • #Poetry #PoeticLakay #BookSigning #LakaySeLakay #HaitianAuthors #PweziNanTiAyiti #PoeticLakayPoets #AyitiWasBornInMe #HaitiWasBornInMe • Graphic Design: @freemyflo #kalepwa #fenickjean https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwiGYwHuqg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12jmq5cm51k23

Celebrating Our Leaders. Let us gives thanks to those who pave the way and inspire us to voice our truth. Happy Birthday Edwidge Danticat! “Born in Haiti, Edwidge Danticat was brought up by her uncle after her parents moved to New York; she joined them at 12 and learned English, the language in which she now writes. She published her first novel at 25 and continues to expose her country's traumatic history, becoming a potent voice for the diaspora.” (the guardian) @edwidgedanticat #happybirthday #edwidgedanticat #celebratingherosbirthday #haitianauthors #haitianwriters https://www.instagram.com/p/B7fejEbFebI/?igshid=1mw726bvayhnu

#LinkInBio Haitian American Children's Book: The Last Mapou by Edwidge Danticat https://goo.gl/cqzJYT #HaitianAmericanChildrensBook #TheLastMapou #HaitianAuthor #HaitianAmericanAuthor #Author #EdwidgeDanticat #HaitianArtist #Illustrator #EdouardDuvalCarrie #HAYOnlineBlog #HaitianAmerican #ChildrensBook #Book

Who says learning can't be fun? . #ForgottenNoMore . #negroleague #negroleagues #negroleaguebaseball #negroleagueplayers #negroleaguebaseballplayers #negroleagueworldseries #negroleaguebaseballplayers #negroleagueallstars #negroleaguebaseballlesson #jackierobinson #satchelpaige #joshgibson #robertoclemente #rubefoster #playball #MajorLeagueBaseball #Hiztory #HiztoryBookz #TheAdventuresOfCAM #independentBlsckAuthor #HaitianAuthor @mlb @nlbmuseumkc https://www.instagram.com/p/CfDOabnP1XP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Caribbean Life: Two Haitian-American authors to exhibit at Brooklyn Book Festival 2022

Authors Lyrica Fils-Aime, left, and Regine Romain. Courtesy Régine

Romain, founder/director of WaWaWa Diaspora Centre

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Happy Haitian Independence Day! 🇭🇹 QOTD: What Haitian authored books are your favorites? Per the Haitian Embassy: January 1, 1804, Haiti made history by being the first black republic in the world and the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery. The first two days of the calendar year is dedicated to commemorate the Independence Day and celebrate Ancestors' Day. 🇭🇹🇭🇹FEATURED:🇭🇹🇭🇹 * Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe * American Street by Ibi Zoboi * The Dewbreaker by Edwidge Danticat Here is a stack of books I plan to read this month to celebrate. Please visit @the_haitian_readathon for more book recs and to participate from today until January 15th. #thehaitianreadathon #haitianbooks #haitianindependenceday #haiti #haitianauthors #readcarribbean #thedewbreaker #edwidgedanticat #americanstreet #ibizoboi #books #charmingasaverb #benphilippe #bookstagram #bookdragon #ownvoices #bookstack #bookrecs #bipocbookstagram #bibliophile #hallwaypics #bookphotos #readathon #caribbeanreads #haitianbookrecs #bookchallenge (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJhbAxNAqrQ/?igshid=1l9ubm34v7kef

We all have different opinions on the history of this holiday, but one thing I know for sure is that we all deserve Happiness, Education, Respect, and Success. Enjoy FREE SHIPPING on your ENTIRE ORDER at www.MsIvyBox.com/shop (link in Bio)⬆️ • • • #freeshipping #IvyBox #Author #GoGetHers #GoGetHis #july4th #AmReading #Booklovers #independenceday #freebooks #BookAddict #Books #Bookshelves #BookShelf #GoodReads #BossBabes #BlackAuthors #HaitianAuthors #chiclit #Whattoread #nonfiction #bookstagram #bookmarket #epicreads #bookclub #booknerd #bookporn #indieauthors

🇭🇹 A Y I T I 🇭🇹 by Angie Bell 📝 @ngbel #HaitianBusinesses #Haiti #Haitian #Author #kreyol #Ayiti #poem #HaitianAuthor

« J'ai toujours été quelqu'un de très timide, quelqu'un de très introverti. C'était toujours par l'écriture que j'arrivais à dire ce qui se passait à l'intérieur de moi. Même quand j'étais amoureux d'une femme, c'était toujours par l'écriture que je lui exprimais mes sentiments ». Ces propos De Gary Victor Donne raison à Voltaire qui avait declaré: L'ecriture est la peinture de la voix... @radarekolokal . . . . #garyvictor #salondulivrehaitien #salondulivreparis #art #haiti #ayiti #pourlamourdulivre #masi #litterature #lecture #bookstagram #litteraturehaitienne #roman #ecrivain #livre #francophonie #booklover #instalivre #ventesignature #culture #fromhaitiwithlove #haitianauthor #haitianculture #wearehaitians #madeinhaiti #haitiansupport #radarekolokal #GOAT https://www.instagram.com/radarekolokal/p/ByLlRUUljue/?igshid=1u16zz926z6q3