Noname performs at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Aug. And Oakland is home to the nation's oldest continuously running black-owned bookstore, Marcus Books (which Noname's Bookclub gives a shout out to on its website). Especially because Noname's push isn't just about supporting libraries over Amazon, the "earth's biggest bookstore." It's also about supporting locally owned bookstores, with a focus on the black-owned ones. "I was surprised Oakland wasn't already on the list," says Robinson. Noname's Book Club is already established in other cities, including Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. "We're so community-centric, and I feel like these discussions already happen on a day-to-day basis."
"Honestly, I feel like her whole concept is made for Oakland," says Ashley Robinson, the Friends of The Oakland Library board member who made the connection happen. And the library is reportedly looking at scheduling in-person meet-ups to discuss the book club's selections. Now, the Oakland Public Library has announced a partnership with Noname's Book Club, promoting and helping people find the selected readings each month. She even started a book club last summer, Noname's Book Club, which quickly amassed 75,000 followers and was featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. She's also pushing people to read books, and creating community for readers of color. She's calling it " National Fuck Amazon Day."īut Noname isn't just trying to discourage folks from supporting one of the wealthiest tax-avoiding corporations in the world.
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11, to enjoy the abundance of the free public library system. The Chicago rapper Noname has asked folks all across the country to pull up to their local libraries this Saturday, Jan.
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