

Hood Books Aren't Bringing Black Joy?
Careening To Black Joy by EJ
S1 · E2
Sep 1, 2026
29:15
Episode notes
A Black woman on Tik Tok said books centering Black people makes her feel "unsafe". Amidst the backlash , she has since doubled down saying, "Y'all are proving my point."
Are books that center Black people automatically 'hood' books? what makes them perceived in this way and should we simply accept her thoughts as Rage Bait?
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Music: Tom Hop for Intro and Outro of the Keep Calm Podcast series
Keywords
African American
books
tik tok
social media
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