Get ready to ignite your creativity at Lit & Lounge at the Kitchen Table: Writing Workshop - led by local literary leader Fallon Vaughn.

Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison, two of the most prolific Black Women writers were born on February 18th; Morrison in 1931 and Lorde in 1934.

The Free Black Women's Library HTX in partnership with local author, Fallon Vaughn will host a special celebration honoring our ancestral literary mothers.

Bring a journal and pen for an intentional writing exercise.

Rooted In Abolition, In Love, In Imagination is a group show that brings together artist working in film, print media, and theatre. Each exploring the relationships, inherited practices and experiences that we need to create new possibilities.

It opens Thursday 2/2 at 6:30pm,

On Saturday 2/4 at 3pm - Artist talk with Chavonte' Wright, Risky Cereal & Kill Joy

On Saturday 2/11 at 3pm - Artist talk with Candice De'Mesa, Cassandra D. Jones & Stevens Orozco

The show is Curated by Scheutuna Powell

Under the Soprano Sky draws inspiration from Sonia Sanchez’s colorful and compelling book of poetry, “Under a Soprano Sky,” published in 1978.

Join us in the paseo (courtyard) for a magical evening of book swapping, open-mic poetry/spoken word, music, cocktails, and community.

We are excited to bring The Free Black Women's Library HTX on the road to Austin, Texas! Tell a friend that we will be in town!

Bring a book written by a Black woman author that you would love for a close friend or relative to read. Swap that one out for one in our library.

It's a fun time! See you soon!

Butler’s most celebrated, critically acclaimed work tells the story of Dana, a young black woman who is suddenly and inexplicably transported from her home in 1970s California to the pre–Civil War South. As she time-travels between worlds, one in which she is a free woman and one where she is part of her complicated familial history on a southern plantation, she becomes frighteningly entangled in the lives of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder and one of Dana’s ancestors, and the many people who are enslaved by him.

Les Nubiennes is a total vibe featuring book-themed cocktails, a superstar female DJ, female vendors, and an all-around vibey time!

Happy Hour begins at 6:00 and drink specials will flow all night.

We will facilitate a book swap. Bring a book written by a Black woman to swap out for another.

Presale tickets are $10.

“The Bluest Eye,” forged a new path through the American literary landscape by placing black girls at the center of the story.

Let’s Discuss!

Saturday, April 30, 2022, is Independent Book Store Day

We will pop up at Kindred Stories to host a book swap.

As always, bring a book written by a Black woman to exchange for another.

2304 Stuart Street

Put on your “Sunday’s Best” and join the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for a community festival celebrating The Obama Portraits Tour. The Free Black Women’s Library HTX will host a book discussion on Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama has said the White Teeth is one of her and daughter, Malia’s favorite books.