A new Black Community Public Library is launching in London, Ont., at the end of January, featuring books of various genres written by Black authors from Canada and around the world.
The Where We Are Now (WEAN) Community Centre is hosting the library and aims to highlight the contributions of Black authors while creating a space for readers from marginalized communities.
WEAN’s founder and CEO Pastor Sandie Thomas said that growing up as a Black person, she always wondered why her community’s stories weren’t displayed in libraries.
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