CURATED LITERATURE, DELIVERED
The Blackletter Club is a bilingual book club founded to celebrate the richness and diversity of the Black community through literature.
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![Person standing by a river with a stone wall, holding shopping bags, wearing a blue scarf and beige jacket, with city buildings and bare trees in the background.]()
PATRICIA RAREG
LIBRARIAN , PARIS
“RECLAIMING NARRATIVES THROUGH INTENTIONAL BOOK SELECTION”
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![Julien Salibur taking a mirror selfie in a stylish, beige room with plush seating and wall-to-wall curtains.]()
JULIEN SALIBUR
CHEF, PARIS
“HOW CULINARY ARTS BECOME A CANVAS FOR STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY”
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![Antoine Leclerc wearing a cap and denim jacket taking a selfie in front of a fashion store with display posters and hanging keychains.]()
ANTOINE LECLERC MOUGNE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PARIS
“EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP AT THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURE AND LITERATURE”
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![Jean Paul Paula in gray athletic shirt and jeans sitting on a wooden chair against a neutral background with wooden board, yarn ball, and blanket on the floor.]()
JEAN-PAUL PAULA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR , AMSTERDAM
“FINDINGS THE WORDS FOR MY EXPERIENCES THROUGH READING”
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ANAS DAIF
JOURNALIST, PARIS
“AMPLIFYING MARGINALIZED STORIES THROUGH JOURNALISM”
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![Sandie Dubois smiling behind colorful bouquet of flowers with urban background, Amsterdam style buildings, and blue sky.]()
SANDIE DUBOIS
JOURNALIST, PARIS
“DOCUMENTING SOCIETAL TRENDS THROUGH AN UNFILTERED JOURNALISTIC LENS”
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![Goldiie crouching, wearing a black coat and blue leggings.]()
GOLDIIE
JEWELRY DESIGNER, AMSTERDAM
“HOW SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE CRAFT REDEFINE LUXURY ACCESSORIES”
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![Amber Phillips with pink earrings and necklace, partially covered in shadow.]()
AMBER J. PHILLIPS
STORYTELLER, FILMMAKER, L.A
“AMPLIFYING BLACK FEMINIST STORYTELLING NARRATIVES”
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![Soraya Hamdan wearing a red dress and white cap]()
SORAYA HAMDAN
VINTAGE RESELLER, PARIS & NYC
“PRESERVING CULTURE THROUGH VINTAGE AND HERITAGE ARCHIVES”
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![Andre Atangana in stylish attire standing beside an ornate, industrial fence on a bridge.]()
ANDRÉ ATANGANA
DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER, PARIS
“EXPRESSING CULTURAL FREEDOM THROUGH MOVEMENT”
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![Rose Touré with curly hair wearing a backless dress, facing away with raised arms.]()
ROSE TOURÉ
CULTURAL PRODUCER, AMSTERDAM
“FINDING BELONGING AND CULTURAL MEMORY BEYOND PRINTED WORDS”
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DANI BUMBA
MUSICIAN, PARIS
“NAVIGATING INDEPENDENT MUSIC CREATION AND PERSONAL CATHARSIS”
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![Zhedy wearing a white shirt, green headwrap, and jewelry.]()
ZHEDY LENA NUENTSA
CREATIVE STRATEGIST, PARIS
“CURATING SPACES WHERE CULTURAL CRITIQUE MEETS CREATIVE DIRECTION”
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![Person dancing on a street, wearing a colorful jacket, red skirt, green tights, and beige shoes, with raised leg and braid hairstyle.]()
ROXANE MBANGA
ARTIST, AMSTERDAM
“DESIGNING SPACES WHERE BODIES AND MOTION SPEAK TRUTH”
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![Sophie Douala smiling in yellow jacket sitting in front of bookshelves with colorful books and artwork.]()
SOPHIE DOUALA
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, BERLIN
“HOW GRAPHIC DESIGN BECOMES A MEDITATIVE CANVASS FOR HEALING AND IDENTITY”
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![Aissé Ndiaye standing in front of a colorful painting depicting a person surrounded by green foliage.]()
AISSÉ N'DIAYE
FASHION DESIGNER, PARIS
“CELEBRATING AFRICAN HERITAGE, FASHION, DESIGN, AND CULTURE THROUGH BLACK LITERATURE.”
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KIDDY SMILE
ARTIST, BARCELONA
“CELEBRATING HOUSE MUSIC, BALLROOM CULTURE, AND QUEER BLACK EXPRESSION”
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![Naomi Accardi in a gray sweatshirt with 'Visa Issues' text climbing a rusted metal ladder against a wall.]()
NAOMI ACCARDI
MARKETING CONSULTANT, MILAN
“WHERE GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL, SUBCULTURE, AND FASHION INTERSECT”
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