Black Moms Read

is an exclusive virtual Bookclub created by Black Moms for Black Moms. Gabrielle Union says, 'If you prioritize yourself you are going to save yourself.'

We created this bookclub as an extension of Black Moms Connection to foster Black Women’s love of reading. That of yourself, that of your children and that of your family.

A fun, safe, quiet and peaceful space, which allows you to take time out of your day, to focus on something outside of being a mom.

A place where the voices of Black Women Authors are amplified. Where we discuss their work, have amazing conversations without judgment and criticism.

Here you have a voice, time to breathe and just BE.

Let's get to reading, brunching and discussing!

To join the BMC Reads Group, you must be a member of our Facebook Community.

May Book Selection:
The Book of Possibilities by bee quammie.

Interested in submitting a book for our community to read?

A successful Black woman in media, Bee Quammie often finds herself being cast as a role model for young women—and especially Black women and other women of colour. But Bee has never quite been comfortable with the idea of being a role model for the next generation. Who is she to suggest anyone live the way she has? Follow a certain path? Who says the path she followed is the “right” one—that there even is a “right” one?

When Bee became a mother, the weight of responsibility became even heavier, and she spent hours agonizing over how she could be the guide her girls needed without getting in their way or imposing her agenda. That's when Bee decided she needed a new model for understanding the role she should play for her children—and anyone else who might be looking to her for inspiration.

Instead of a role model, Bee prefers to think of herself as a possibility model—one example among many of how to live one’s life. But even more important, Bee wants to show her daughters and other women how ripe with possibility their lives really are, how many opportunities and avenues there are to explore. There is so much richness to be found in life, even if you end up somewhere that feels unconventional or unplanned.  

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