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Momentum is a blog that captures and reflects the moment we find ourselves in, one where rampant anti-Black racism is leading to violence, trauma, protest, reflection, sorrow, and more. Momentum doesn’t look away when the news cycle shifts.

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Andrew Jazprose Hill in Momentum

May 23

‘Huckleberry Finn’ — Told by His Black Companion Puts the N-Word in Perspective

When ‘James’ tells his version of their Mississippi adventure, the story takes on new meaning. Will the real Nigger Jim…

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Andrew Jazprose Hill in Momentum

Feb 5

BOOK REVIEW | MOVIES | BLACK HISTORY

Stagger Lee and the ‘Erasure’ of Middle-Class African Americans

What better time than Black History Month to talk about Jeffrey Wright’s hit movie…

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Janice R Littlejohn in Momentum

Aug 31, 2022

Now Reading: “God Is a Black Woman”

Last night, jet lagged and feeling immense gratitude for my recent travels through New York, I…

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Jeffrey Kass in Momentum

Dec 22, 2021

Reading Racism To Our Children

End the cycle of racial bias trained through books

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Charles Orgbon III in Momentum

Sep 21, 2021

Black Queer Children’s Books Matter

Black queer children are watching

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Momentum Blog Team in Momentum

Mar 31, 2021

3 Decades of My Black Revolutionary Bookshelf

We thought we could save people’s lives with the manna to be found in books — and they only got better over time

Michelle Legro in Momentum

Dec 15, 2020

A Few Statistics on the Extreme Whiteness of the Book Industry

‘We were shocked by the extent of the…

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Adrienne Gibbs in Momentum

Dec 2, 2020

“Over the years of existing in this space and working in this space, one thing I’ve recognized is what White men get mad at has very little to do with what you actually do. It has to do with the space.”

Dave Gershgorn in Momentum

Dec 1, 2020

An Alternative View of Appalachia

Learn the history in a brand new way

The movie adaptation of J.D. Vance’s book Hillbilly Elegy, the story of a White working-class family in Appalachia, is now out on Netflix.

Jada Gomez in Momentum

Nov 17, 2020

Barack Obama Shares the Soundtrack to His Presidency

From The Boss to The Beatles and Stevie to Jay-Z

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