Join us this Sunday at Marcus Books from 1-3p for an inspiring conversation with Virtual Murrell, author of Memoirs of a Black Panther: In Pursuit of America’s Promise. We hope to see you there!
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Marcus Books
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The oldest independent Black bookstore in the country. Books by and about Black people everywhere. Visit us from 10a to 6p in Oakland or online anytime!
Oakland, CA Katılım Kasım 2008
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Join us this Sunday, February 4th from 1-3PM at Marcus Books for an unforgettable afternoon with Emory Douglas, the visionary graphic artist behind the Black Panther Party’s visuals and author of "Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas,"! Book signing to follow.
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Upcoming CA&L guests Brontez Purnell, Judith Butler & @Miranda_July on this list of Queer Books You Need to Read in 2024 from @ElectricLit. Tix at cityarts.net! (Psst - local heroes @marcusbooks and @BooksIncStores will sell 📚in the lobby)
electricliterature.com/42-queer-books…
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@blackthought tonight is postponed because his flight was cancelled. If you have tickets, they'll be good for the new date when we have one - standby for more updates soon. We'll miss seeing you all tonight!
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Video: Man smashes glass at Oakland book store, reaches inside and steals books trib.al/esPgbsW
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He threw asphalt into Marcus Books at 39th & MLK,stealing 4 books by Black authors worth $80 & causing $1,200 in damage. “Can’t be frustrated,b/c I’m not the only little business dealing w/this.Angry, yes b/c it’s senseless,”co-owner Blanche Richardson tells me. @oaklandpoliceca
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Join us for a captivating author event at Marcus Books on Tuesday, October 17th at 6:30pm, where we'll be hosting Leah Rothstein, author of Just Action: Inspiring Stories of Social Change.
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Get ready for an evening of laughter, inspiration, and unbridled truth as we dive into @Lesdoggg’s new book, Leslie F*cking Jones. Join Leslie herself in conversation with @thebestjasmine on Tuesday, October 24th at 7:30pm @cityartssf. Don’t miss out and snag your tickets online!
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📚Upcoming Event!📚 Join us for a discussion this Thursday July 13th from 6-8pm at Marcus Books with Cara Page, and @ebmore, Erica Woodland, around their book Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety.
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📚Upcoming Event!📚
Join us for a discussion this Thursday July 13th from 6-8pm at Marcus Books with Cara Page, and @ebmore, Erica Woodland, around their book Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety.
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Our friends at the Menlo Park Library are hosting a Melanated Women Read meeting online on July 10. Be sure to check it out! Additional event and registration information linked below: menlopark.gov/Government/Dep…
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Attention! Marcus Books will have limited hours tomorrow, so we can celebrate #Juneteenth. We will be open from 12p-4p and back to our normal hours on Tuesday!
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How uplifting was Saturday’s event with @staceyabrams and @danpfeiffer? Thanks again to everyone who came out, and to @marcusbooks for handling 📚 and being generally incredible. What a night! Want to hear this conversation again (&again &again)? Tune into @kqed 6/11 at 1pm!😎
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Attention! The store will be closing today at 4pm. If we don’t see you tonight at the event with @staceyabrams and @cityartssf in San Francisco, we’ll catch you tomorrow!
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🔔Giveaway Alert! Information to enter below:
City Arts & Lectures@cityartssf
In honor of our Saturday event w/@staceyabrams + @danpfeiffer, we’re giving away 2 tickets to the conversation AND 2 personalized copies of her latest book, #RogueJustice. TO ENTER: ⚖️ Follow @cityartssf + @marcusbooks on IG ⚖️ Like our giveaway post ⚖️ Tag a friend
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Coming up this weekend!
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Figuring out your summer plans? Writer, activist, lawyer, politician, and overall powerhouse @staceyabrams will be in conversation with @danpfeiffer this June at CA&L. Co-presented w/ @marcusbooks. Tix are selling fast -- get yours here (and soon!): cityarts.net/event/stacey-a…
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In observance of Memorial Day, Marcus Books will be closed this upcoming Sunday and Monday. Ahead of the holiday, stop in to stock up on some of our new releases, so you have something to look forward to over the long weekend!
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NEXT UP: Fri, 6/2, novelist (and everybody's twitter fav) @blgtylr will be in conversation with @kateschatz about his highly anticipated new novel, #TheLateAmericans. Co-presented with the legendary @marcusbooks.
🎟️: cityarts.net/event/brandon-…
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