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Phoebe Robinson is One Dope Queen

Get to know the talented author behind this season’s book pick! If you didn’t know, now you know! SHE WELL READ (SWR) is officially back with Season 3 of the podcast. This season Lana and Samra will be breaking down Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes, by the multi-hyphenate Phoebe Robinson!…

What’s the Deal With Book Challenges?

Since September 2021 there have been more than 230 book challenges. A book challenge is the “attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group.” Public libraries and schools in the U.S. have seen an influx in campaigns demanding the removal of books that focus on the experiences of…

You Are Not Alone

While September is National Suicide Awareness Month, it’s important to be able to open up the conversation on mental health year-round. Nonetheless, this month we are taking the time to share resources and information on the stigmatized topic.  We have been in a declared pandemic for 549 days (— where does the time go?!) and…

Black Lives Matter Reading List

#BlackLivesMatter While watching the news can be eye opening, it can also overwhelm us! Wondering how we can help in a sea of trauma and corruption can not only be debilitating, but can leave even the most positive of people feeling heavy and depressed. Right now, we have an opportunity to be agents of change…

Our Story

SHE WELL READ was born in the summer of 2019, in Alana’s kitchen, the morning after a much needed girl’s night sleepover she and Samra had. The two had been talking for a while about how they wanted to start reading more now that they were wrapping up their last semester of undergrad. That morning,…


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