#BlackLivesMatter. Black stories matter. We stand against racism and violence. We stand with Black authors, illustrators, readers, colleagues, educators, librarians, creators—now, and always. ~ It is important to not be silent. We stand with the protestors. We encourage that you visit and support the following organizations fighting for justice and equality. Check out: -Black Lives Matter blklivesmatter -The Marshall Project marshallproj -Know Your Rights Camp yourrightscamp -Minnesota Freedom Fund mnfreedomfund -The Bail Project bailproject -ACLU aclu_nationwide -NAACP #WeAreDoneDying naacp -Equal Justice Intiative eji_org We will continue to add to this list! ~ It’s also important to support black-owned businesses! Our friends at atriabooks have gathered this list of black-owned independent bookstores (edit: we’ve added some more!): thelitbar unclebobbies kaybookstore mahoganybooks semicolonchi hakimsbookstore harrietts_bookshop ashaybythebay afriwarebooks sistersuptown turningpageb...