This is the
embarkment of a
wonderful journey!The inception of
this online magazine is a result of
an undying love for African
American literature. Our goal
is to be a
resource for book club advocates
everywhere.As our Mission
Statement details, our vision is:
to be a resource portal for
established book clubs, reading
group leaders, and individuals
seeking to join or create an
African American literary circle in
their local vicinity.Our aim is to
initiate an exchange platform to
address issues that are unique to
the African American book club
experience.
We seek to promote awareness of
literary associations that serve as
a support system by which diverse
people from varying backgrounds
come together to share a common
love for the written art form.
Our overall focus is to help
create, sustain and enhance African
American book club networks around
the globe.
We hope to provide others with a
social outlet that encourages and
supports a spiritual bond akin to
that of sisterhood and to share
that
sisterhood with the local community
and beyond.
-LYLAS!!
I value my membership in the Black
Sisterhood. And I will respect and love other Sisters as I am learning to respect and love myself.
DONNA MARIE WILLIAMS
Sister Feelgood
This Month’s Pick!
A Sunday
in June
by Phyllis Alesia Perry
SiS Ratings:
Discussion:4 stars Overall: 3.5 stars
A stunning, haunting meditation on the soul of the South -- in the spirit of Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor -- that
explores the lives of three African-American sisters born with the gift of seeing into the past and future.
The
20th Century has just begun in the South and slavery still
haunts. In a deep-woods region of Alabama, the
tightening noose of Jim Crow is a rude indication of what
white people really think of black people's
"freedom." Still, the black population of
Johnson Creek, Alabama, manages to live their lives with
abiding faith and hope. Read More . . .
Book
Club Connection
Each month we will take an
in-depth look into an African American Book Club. Here you will be able to find out how
they got started, how their group
is organized, how they keep the
group fresh, and other interesting
tidbits.
Our first featured group is our sister book club, Imani Book
Club located in Montgomery, AL. where Cashana Seales is the Founder/President.
Imani is doing thier thang having celebrated five years
of sisterhood last April. You go Girls!!Read More . . .
Book
Club Connection