African Diaspora Reading Challenge 2010 12/15/2009
 The African diaspora speaks mainly to the dispersion of African descendants in the Americas and Europe due to the Atlantic slave trade. Yes, Africans were enslaved or migrants to other parts of the world but the term is usually in reference to the aforementioned areas. So, for this challenge, books read will be by Black authors and set in Africa, North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean Islands, and Europe. Yes, this is broad but it means the possibilities are endless. Hopefully, those who participate will gain more incite into the myriad of Black cultural experiences. Now, for guidelines: *This challenge will run from January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010 *Crossovers are allowed *Fiction and nonfiction hard copies or e-books from any genre (no audio books) *Participants should visit different geographical regions in their reading (i.e. not all African American or Afro-Brit or Haitian or any one group representing the diaspora) *Levels of participation Novice: commitment to read four (4) books Versed: commitment to read eight (8) books Scholar: commitment to read twelve (12) books *If you need ideas,here's a list of authors and titles in the African diaspora. *There will be a prize drawn amongst those who complete the challenge. *I may host a mini challenge at some point as well and there would be a prize. Only challenge participants will be eligible. So, if you're all to thrilled to join me, sign up below. Stay tuned for the post to submit links to your reviews. Grab a button (and save to your server). If you're on Twitter, we'll use this hashtag: #afrodiaspora. Make sure you follow that hashtag for updates and possible mini challenges. Again, be sure to share the links to your reviews. 1st Quarter Reviews (Jan.-Mar.) 2nd Quarter Reviews (Apr.-Jun.) 3rd Quarter Reviews (Jul.-Sept.) 4th Quarter Reviews (Oct.-Dec.) Sign Up HereGrab a button!  Comments12/15/2009 9:23am
Terri I will definitely be joining this one!! This is a great reading challenge!! I will post it on my site as well!:) 12/15/2009 1:15pm
OMG, I am supposed to stop signing up for challenges...but I can think of at least a couple books on my challenge lists that fit, so I might be joining (read might as almost definitely) BrownGirl 12/15/2009 1:33pm
Make sure you sign up through the simply linked widget at the end of the post. PokeyLokey 12/15/2009 2:41pm
What a great idea! I look forward to it.... Shawnta 12/15/2009 8:00pm
This is a great challenge! Count me in. Shawnta` 12/15/2009 8:11pm
I don't blog (yet) so I used my Twitter home page to sign up for this challenge. Is that okay? I plan to participate on the scholar level. Thanks! BrownGirl 12/15/2009 11:45pm
awww shucks, I'm feelin' the love. 12/16/2009 12:10pm
I'm excited about this! I'll be back to grab the button. BrownGirl 12/16/2009 4:40pm
Oh wow! that's awesome SLY. so glad you could join us. Joi 12/17/2009 10:44pm
...yeah, I don't blog, but I do read :) BrownGirl 12/17/2009 11:19pm
Joi, you don't have to have a blog. I didn't think of this until well after I posted this, but you can join LibraryThing (it's free) and Post. reviews there. Each person's review is given a permalink and that would allow you to share your reviews. So, if you want to participate or anyone else without a blog, there's an option. 12/20/2009 2:30pm
Please count me in. Constance 12/23/2009 11:43pm
The link with the suggested books and authors does not work. Will it be fixed? I have several books I want to read but I can always use some more good suggestions :) Shawnta` 12/30/2009 2:03pm
@BrownGirl: Thanks for suggesting LibraryThing.com. I'm setting up an account now. I'm looking forward to this challenge. I also joined the Social Justice Challenge. I'm looking forward to it as well. Beverly 12/30/2009 7:48pm
This sounds like an interesting challenge and will help me to read the books on my long TBR list. BrownGirl 12/30/2009 9:10pm
@Black ad Bookish- thanks for joining and spreading the word. 01/01/2010 12:07pm
Thanks for hosting this challenge and for the wonderful list of suggestions. I'm signing up as a Novice, but I may just read a lot more! Rebecca 01/02/2010 4:34pm
Can you post something over on the LFBPOC for people too reguarding the challenge info? 01/02/2010 9:01pm
Count me in for the challenge. One of my resolutions for this year is to read more. I'm taking the scholar challenge!! Globewalka 01/05/2010 1:48am
Hey, Savannah 01/05/2010 6:05pm
What a great challenge! I am super excited and spreading the word! Like Globewalka I don't have a blog yet but this may give me the motivation to get up and do it. I'm signing up as a novice but hopefully I be able to read a lot more! 01/10/2010 6:08pm
Hi, BownGirl 01/10/2010 7:32pm
Welcome new participants! Rakisha 01/13/2010 9:43pm
I figured I might as well join this challenge since my bookshelves are pretty full of writers from the African diaspora...as I read more, I'll have even more reason to go out and buy more, yay! Rakisha 01/15/2010 7:45pm
Here are a few suggestions from my bookshelf to add to the list: 01/24/2010 7:51pm
Fantastic idea! Count me in as an enthusiastic novice. Can't wait to bring your recommended reads list to the library and start reading! 01/30/2010 4:50pm
Totally lookin' forward to this challenge! Got assigned several authors of African descent this semester in school, and I'm ready! =) AllyB 02/07/2010 1:24am
I am so excited about this challenge and I look forward to broadening my genre of books to include more books from writers of the African Diaspora. I got a Kindle for Christmas so I hope most of the recommended books are available on Amazon. I've just added three reviews to the Reading Challenge. BrownGirlT 02/09/2010 11:14am
Thanks kidzdoc for the great suggestions! And greetings to all the newcomers. I hope everyone is enjoying exploring the wonderful literature of the diaspora. 04/26/2010 9:03am
Wow...this is a great challenge. Please keep us informed of how it goes. annie foster ahmed 05/06/2010 9:40am
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