An Index of Blackness

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1700s 1800s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 19th century

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2000s 20th century 21+ 21st century

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AAPI AAVE ableism abolition aboriginal abortion absurdist abundance abuse academia accessories accountability accra acting action activism activism/activist activist activity adaptation addiction ADHD administration adolescence Adoption adventure advertising advice aerospace aesthetics affirmations affirmative action afghan afrian american studies africa africa/african African african american African music afro-asian afro-indigenous afro-latin afrofuturism afropessimism Age 0-2 Age 0-4 age 10+ age 11+ Age 12+ Age 14+ Age 2-5 age 3-5 Age 3-7 age 3-9 Age 4-8 Age 5-10 Age 6-10 age 7+ Age 8-12 Age 9-12 ageism aging agriculture AIDS alabama albinism alcohol algeria alien allergies allyship alphabet alternate history alternative alternative lifestyles alternative therapies alzheimers american american history american south amharic amphibians anarchy anatomy ancestry angela davis Anglo-Nigerian animal communication animal rights animals animals - birds animals - cats animals - dinosaurs animals - dogs anime anthology anthropology antifascism antigua antiracism anxiety apache apartheid Apocalyptic appalachia arab arapaho archaeology architecture archives argentina armed resistance art - abstract art book art history art/artists artificial intelligence/ai artisans artist artists arts criticism asexuality asia/asian asian-american ASL assemblage assimilation astrology astronomy astrophysics athlete atlanta australian Autism Spectrum Disorder autobiography autofiction aviation award-winning

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baby baby animals bags baking baldwin ballet baltimore bangladeshi banks & banking banned bar-b-q barack obama barbados barbecue Barbershop bartending baseball basketball bath books bay area BDSM beach reads beats beauty bedtime beekeeping behavior bereavement berlin best-seller bilingual bioethics Biographical biography biology biotechnology bipoc biracial birth control birthdays bisexual black black business black feminism black history Black Hollywood black lives matter black love black music Black Panther black panther party black panthers black power Black Radical Women black studies black wall street black women blended families blogger blues board book bodega bodies body body horror body image book club books bookstores booktofilm booktok bootlegging border botany boxed set boxing boyhood brazil brazilian breast cancer breathwork britain british broadway bronx brooklyn brothers Brown Ink/HBG) BTS buddhism budgeting bullying burlesque business butterflies buy black

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california cambodian-american cameroon Cameroonian camping canada canadian cancel culture cancer candle candy cannabis canon capital punishment capitalism caramel card games cards career caribbean cars cassette caste system catalog catholicism cats celebration celebrity/influencer central american central park five ceramics chapter books chef chefs cherokee cheyenne chicago chicana chicano chicanx chickasaw nation child abuse child loss childbirth childcare childhood children children of immigrants Children's Fiction children's history children's non-fiction children's science children's tech childrens chile china chinese chinese-american chinese-australian christian theology Christmas church cinematography circus citizenship city guide city life city planning civics civil rights civil war class class differences classics classism classroom management climate clothes Clothing co-op cocktails Codependency coffee coffee table Cointelpro collaboration collage collection collections collective collector college life colombia Colonialism colorado coloring book colorism comedians comedy comedy/humor comfort comic book comics coming of age coming-of-age communication communism community comoros comparative politics composer compton computers conception concepts concepts - size & shape conceptual conceptual art confidence conflict resolution congo congress consent conservation conservatism constitution consumerism contemporary contemporary art controversial conversations cookbook cooking cooperative economics Corporate Culture corruption cosmology costa rica costume design counseling country country/bluegrass couting cowboys crafts creativity cree crenshaw creole crime crime fiction criminal justice criminal law Criminalization Criminology critical race theory criticism criticism & theory crosswords CRT cuban culinary cults cultural cultural appropriation cultural essay cultural ethnic & regional cultural heritage culture curation current affairs cyberpunk cyborg

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daily living dance dancehall dandyism dark academia dark comedy dark fantasy dark humor dating death debt debut decolonization decor decorating defund DEI delivery deluxe democracy democratic socialism depression desert design desire desserts detective detective - cozy detroit dharma diaries diaspora dinosaur disabilities disaster discrimination disease displacement diversity divination divorce DIY do-it-yourself dogs dolls domestic violence dominican doulas drag dragons drama drawing dreams drugs duology dwarfism dystopian

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early reader earth east africa eating disorder ecofascism ecology economic disparity economics edna lewis education education reform educational policy egypt El Salvador elections electronic elephants emancipation embroidery emigration emotions endangered animals entertaining entertainment entrepreneurship environment environmental health epic equality equity eritrea/eritrean erotic erotica espionage essays etc ethics ethiopia ethnic ethnic relations ethnic studies ethnicity ethnography ethnomusicology europe events evolution exclusive exercise exhibition expatriation experimental exploitation exploration

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fable facilitation faerie fairy tales fairytales faith fake dating family family - orphans & foster care family - sibling family life family saga fantasy fantasy - contemporary fantasy - epic fantasy - romance farming fascism fashion fast food father's day fatherhood fatphobia feelings feminisim feminism feminist theory femme ferguson fertility fiber arts fiction filippino filippino-american film film adaptation film and tv film industry finance first aid first sec fitness flaneur flash cards floral florida flowers folk folk art folk tale folk tales folklore food food justice football foraging forbidden love formula 1 foster care france frantz fanon freedom friendship funk furnishings future future studies

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games gang life gangs gardening gay gaza gender gender studies genetics genocide genre gentrification geography germany ghana ghost ghost stories gift gift card gifted girlhood girls global warming GNC gold Gordon Parks gospel gossip gothic gourmet government graffiti grandparents graphic art graphic design graphic novel grassroots great migration greatest greece greed green business Greeting Cards grief grime group shows guatemala guatemala/guatemalan gullah geechee gun violence Guyanese gynecology

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haiku hair hair care haiti haiti/haitian hannah collins happiness harassment harlem harlem renaissance harm reduction harriet tubman haunted house hawaii hawaiian HBCUs healing health health care heist herbalism heritage high school higher education hiking hip hop historical historical fiction history hobbies hockey Holidays holidays - carnival holidays - halloween holidays - juneteenth hollywood holocaust home homelessness honduras honesty hoodoo horoscopes horror horses house music house plants houston how-to human geography human resources human rights humanism humanity humor hype

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identity identity politics ifa illness illustrated illustration imagination immigration immortality imperialism inclusion independent india indian indie indigenous indigenous peoples indigenous studies indonesia infants influencer infrastructure injuries insects inspirational interactive interior design international international relations internet interpersonal relations interracial intersectionality intersex interview intimacy investigation investment iran ireland islam islamic studies isolation israel italian italy ivory coast

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jamaica jamaican japan/japenese jazz jazz age Jazz P Jehovah's Witness jewelry jewish jim crow journal journalism journalist joy judaism juneteenth juvenile fiction

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kentucky kenya kids kids art kids fiction kink knitting Korea korean kwanzaa

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labor labor unions lagos lakota land landscape language latino latino studies latinx/latine law law enforcement leadership legal legends leisure lesbian letters LGBTQIA+ liberalism liberation library life science life stages lifestyle limited-edition lineage linguistics literacy literary literary collections literary criticism literary fiction literary magazine lithograph live llama local London los angeles loss love love poems love triangle lynching lyrical

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macroeconomics madagascar magazines magic magical realism Maine Malawi malaysian malcolm x mali mammals manga manifesto maori marine biology marine life marketing marrakesh marriage marxism masculinity mass incarceration massacre masturbation matcha maternal health maternity McCarthyism media studies medical medicine Meditation memes memoir memoir in verse memory men men's health menopause mens studies mental health Merch mermaids metaphysical methods metoo mexican mexico miami middle east middle eastern studies Middle Grade Fiction middle grade non-fiction middle reader middle school middle-age midlife migration military mindfulness minimalism minneapolis miscarriage misogynoir missing Mississippi mistaken identity mixed media mixed race mixology mobb deep modern modernism monarchy money money management monograph monographs monster monsters morraco mother mother and child motherhood moths & caterpillars motivational movements movie adaption mozambique multicultural multigenerational multimedia multiple timelines multiracial murder museum studies mushrooms music music - classical music criticism music production musical musicians muslim mutual aid mystery mythical mythology

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narcissism NASA nation of islam nationalism native american natural food nature NBA negotiating neurodivergent neuroscience new baby new business enterprises new mexico new orleans new voices new york NFL NGOs nigeria/nigerian nigerian niggas in paris nineties noah purifoy noir nom de plume non-binary non-black POC non-fiction non-monogamy non-violence Noname's Book Club north africa north carolina north dakota Northsouth Books notebook novel in verse nursery rhymes nurses nutrition

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oakland obama obesity objectification occult ohio Oklahoma olympics olympics & paralympics oracle oral history organizers organizing orishas outdoors Owlkids

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pacific islander pacific northwest painting pakistan palenstine palestine pan-africanism pandemic paranormal parenting parents paris passing patch patois patriarchy patterns peace pen name pennsylvania penobscot penology people & places performance performance art performing arts personal finance personal growth/self-help personal style peru pharmaceutical industry philadelphia Philanthropy phillipines philosophy photo journalism photoessays photographers photography photojournalism physics physiology picture books pirates pizza planet planner/calendar plant medicine plant-based plants play Playbook playwright pleasure podcast poems poetry police police violence policing policy political political fiction political ideologies political science politics polyamory polygamy pop pop culture pop music pornography portraits post-apocalypse Post-Colonialism post-communism poster posthumous postpartum potawatomi nation poverty pregnancy pregnant/pregnancy prehistoric prejudice pride primary text princess Prints prison prison reform privacy property Proquest Black Box B&t protest psychedelics psychiatry psychological Psychological fiction psychology psychotherapy PTSD puberty public art public health public policy public speaking puerto rican puerto rico punk puzzle

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queer quick reads quilting Quotations

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r&b race race relations racial justice racial violence racism racism in popular culture radical radio rage Ramadan rap rare rastafarianism Reading real estate recipes reconstruction recovery recreation redlining reference reform refugees reggae regional reissue relationships relaxation religion religion - christian religion - hinduism reluctant royals reparations Reparations Club Merch representation reproductive health reproductive justice reproductive rights reptiles research resistance rest restorative justice retelling retrospective revolts revolution revolutionary rice rich & famous right-wing riots rituals rock rodeos romance romance - contemporary Romance - Enemies to Lovers romance - fake dating romance - forbidden love Romance - Forced Proximity romance - friends to lovers romance - historical romance - holiday Romance - I have a secret romance - interracial romance - later in life romance - LGBT romance - music romance - paranormal romance - regency romance - science fiction romance - second chance romance - sports romance - victorian romance - workplace romantic comedy rootwork royal family royalty running rural russia

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safety saga sagas sage saginaw chippewa sagittarius salvadoran san francisco santa satire scams scenogaphy school sci-fi science science fiction screenplay sculpture second amendment segregation self care self esteem self reliance self-acceptance self-care self-discovery self-esteem self-published self-reliance selfies Senegal sensuality sequel series sermons sex sex work sexism sexual abuse sexual assault sexual harassment sexuality sexy shakespeare shaman shirts short stories shorts sibling siblings sickle cell anemia sierra leon sign language signed silicon valley Singers sioux tribe sisterhood skateboarding skincare slavery sleep smithsonian books SNCC sneakers soap social activism social classes social commentary social conditions social justice social media social movements social science social services social skills social themes social work socialism sociology solidarity somali somatics song sonnets soul soul food soundtrack south south africa south asian south carolina south central south indian south los angeles southern southern africa space space opera space travel spanish speculative speculative fiction speeches spells spirits spiritual spirituality sports sports - baseball sports - basketball sports - bowling sports - boxing sports - cycling sports - fencing sports - fishing sports - gymnastics sports - hiking sports - hockey sports - horseback riding sports - running sports - soccer sports - volleyball spy st. lucia staff picks stagecraft standing rock stars stationary stationery STEM stories strategies Straus and Giroux) street art streetwear stress management style substance abuse suburban life success sudanese summer staff picks Superchamp superhero superheroes supernatural supreme court surfing surrealism surrogacy surveillance survival suspense sustainability swana swim swimming syria/syrian

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t-shirts taiwan taiwanese taiwanese-american tanzania tarot tattoos taxation tea teachers teaching tech techniques techno-horror technology techo teenagers teens tehran television tennessee tennis tesla texas texiles textile textiles theater theology theory therapy thriller tiktok time travel tobago toddler totes tourism toxic masculinity track & field tradition trains trans/transgender transformation transformative justice translated translation transportation trauma travel trilogy trinidad triumph trucks true crime trumpet tuberculosis tulsa tulsa race massacre turkey turmeric two spirit typography tyranny

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UK underground railroad unexpected loss unicorns United States of America university of akron unpublished uprising urban development urban planning urbanism utopia utopia/utopian

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values vampire various authors vegan veganism vegetables vegetarian velvet venture capital very online video video games vietnamese vikings vinyl violence virginia virtue visual art volunteering voodoo voting rights

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wall street war war on drugs warrior water watts wealth weathering weed weird welfare wellness werewolf west africa West Indies westerns whistleblower white supremacy windrush wine winter witchcraft wizards womanhood womanist women women artists women authors women in music women in politics women sleuths women's health women's literature women's rights women's studies workbook worker's rights workplace world history world literature world war II WRBG writer writing wrongful conviction wu-tang WWI WWII

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YA fiction YA non-fiction YA poetry YA romance yemen yoga yoruba young adult

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zimbabwe zine zionism zombie zoo zora zora neale hurston