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01-14-2017, 01:06 AM
This book service wants to help you celebrate black excellence in literature
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Black authors have long documented their struggles and triumphs as a way to lift up their community. But in a society that still largely champions white narratives (https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/read-between-the-racism-the-serious-lack-of-diversity-in-book-publishing), their books are often overlooked — making it hard for black readers to find their lives represented in mainstream literature.
A new subscription box service called **ir Reads (http://www.**ir-reads.com/) is looking to address this barrier, connecting readers to black authors from a wide range of personal and global perspectives.
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Black authors have long documented their struggles and triumphs as a way to lift up their community. But in a society that still largely champions white narratives (https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/read-between-the-racism-the-serious-lack-of-diversity-in-book-publishing), their books are often overlooked — making it hard for black readers to find their lives represented in mainstream literature.
A new subscription box service called **ir Reads (http://www.**ir-reads.com/) is looking to address this barrier, connecting readers to black authors from a wide range of personal and global perspectives.
SEE ALSO: Book service helps black children find empowering stories they can relate to (http://mashable.com/2016/12/29/black-childrens-books-just-like-me/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The book service — which delivers two or three books to a subscriber's doorstep every month — looks to celebrate the diversity of black literature, while also allowing readers to deepen their understanding of black culture and the black experience.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/13/black-books-subscription-**ir-reads/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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