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‘We get to know one another by reading stories’: Making Black stories free in Philly

More than 30 states in the U.S. have banned certain fiction and non-fiction books by Black authors, but this Black History Month, multiple organizations across Philadelphia, the birthplace of America and the free library, are making those books accessible. Local…

‘We get to know one another by reading stories’: Making Black stories free in Philly

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