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Mocha Girls Read - Harlem

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New York, NY, US

1,865 members · Public group

What we’re about

**WARNING: A scammer is sending emails to authors pretending to represent this group by offering author spotlights or other favors in exchange for money. Please ignore these messages. Contact the group organizer, Alysia Allen, via direct message on Meetup if you have any questions.

We are a group of black women who love to read, want to read more, and meet like-minded women. We are here to inspire women to read, share literature, fellowship, and encourage others in the joy of reading. We meet on the first Saturday of the month online. We are an eclectic group of Black women, and so are our reading selections. Find out more on our website www.mochagirlsread.com

For Authors and Publishers, please email Mocha Girl Classy at [classy@mochagirlsread.com](mailto:classy@mochagirlsread.com)

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Aside from our monthly book club discussions, we get together for book expos, cultural events, book signings, movie outings, dinner celebrations, watch parties, and so much more.

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Our club focuses on the book reader, but we do host author events.

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We hail from various neighborhoods, professions, and virtually all walks of life.

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If you are a Black woman in the NYC area and you love to read, then Mocha Girls Read Harlem is the place for you. Join us. We look forward to meeting up with you soon!!
Warmly,
Mocha Girl Sharnise
Harlem Chapter Organizer

Featured event

Network event

Sun, Nov 30 · 10:00 PM EST

MGR November 2025 Newsletter

Online / Your Home, 123 Main St, Los Angeles, ca, US

1 attendee from 14 groups

*** This is not an event, just a monthly Mocha Girl Read newsletter. ***
November 2025
📖 Nominations for December Monthly Selection 📖
Each month Mocha Girls Read members select one book to nominate for our monthly selection. To make the nomination process easier, we will give you a theme for the upcoming month. This way we can mix up the genre, authors, & themes. All you have to do is add your book nomination to our site from 11/3/2025 to 11/9/2025. Then from 11/10/2025 to 11/16/2025, the polls will be open for voting. The book with the most votes wins! The winner will be announced on 11/17/2025.

Theme for DECEMBER
MOSLEY VS. JACKSON
(Any book by Walter Mosley or Brenda Jackson.)
*Remember one nomination and three votes per person.*

Giving Tuesday - December 2nd
This Giving Tuesday, we’re coming together to celebrate the power of sisterhood, storytelling, and safe spaces for Black women who love to read. 💜
Our goal this year is to raise $3,000 to help Mocha Girls Read keep growing — funding in-person chapter meetups and our website that connects readers across the country, and keeping our online spaces thriving and inclusive.

✨ If Mocha Girls Read has inspired you, challenged you, or made you feel seen — Giving Tuesday is your chance to give back.
👉 Donate now!
Let’s do this together, Mocha Girls. Let’s show the world what a community of readers can do. 📚💪🏾

📕 What are we reading this month? 📕
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
America’s backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on the Mayflower building a new nation. It is George Washington’s cherry tree and Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin. It is the fantastic tale of slaves that spontaneously teleported themselves here with nothing but strong backs and negro spirituals. It is a sugarcoated legend based on an almost true story.
It should come as no surprise that the dominant narrative of American history is blighted with errors and oversights—after all, history books were written by white men with their perspectives at the forefront. It could even be said that the devaluation and erasure of the Black experience is as American as apple pie.
In Black AF History, Michael Harriot presents a more accurate version of American history. Combining unapologetically provocative storytelling with meticulous research based on primary sources as well as the work of pioneering Black historians, scholars, and journalists, Harriot removes the white sugarcoating from the American story, placing Black people squarely at the center. With incisive wit, Harriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power, subverting conventional historical narratives with little-known stories about the experiences of Black Americans. From the African Americans who arrived before 1619 to the unenslavable bandit who inspired America’s first police force, this long overdue corrective provides a revealing look into our past that is as urgent as it is necessary. For too long, we have refused to acknowledge that American history is white history. Not this one. This history is Black AF.
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