<div>Support the Black Star Line Literacy Bus
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<div>Bringing Books, Hope, and Legacy to Communities
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<div>My name is Tia Hamilton, publisher, bookstore owner, and community advocate in East Baltimore. I’m raising funds to expand the reach of Urban Reads Bookstore via a mobile literacy bus and empowerment hub serving underserved communities, justice-impacted youth, and families who’ve been denied access to books.
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<div>Inspired by Marcus Garvey’s original Black Star Line and Baltimore’s historic “The City That Reads” campaign, this bus is more than transportation; it’s a transformation. The bus will visit schools, shelters, housing complexes, hospitals, juvenile facilities, and more with one mission: to put books in hands, build bridges through stories, and activate daily reading habits that change lives.
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<div>What We Do:
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<div>Do a book giveaway for a Baltimore community once a week.
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<div>Let youth choose a second book to donate to a juvenile facility, with a handwritten note for a youth.
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<div>Host read-alouds, writing workshops, pop-up stations, and pledge stations for families to commit to reading 20 minutes a day.
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<div>Distribute literacy kits, reentry resources, and legacy literature from Black authors and justice advocates.
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<div>Hire and mentor formerly incarcerated staff and youth ambassadors to lead the movement.
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<div>Why We Need Your Help:
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<div>Your donation will help us:
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<div>Stock the bus with culturally relevant books
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<div>Cover fuel, maintenance, and outreach setup
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<div>Print pledge cards, badges, and letter-writing kits
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<div>Provide stipends for youth leaders and formerly incarcerated contributors
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<div>Expand our reach to more neighborhoods, schools, and facilities
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<div>Why It Matters:
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<div>76% of incarcerated individuals are illiterate. Millions of children in our communities have never owned a book, and too many families are disconnected from the power of daily reading. We’re changing that one stop, one story, one pledge at a time.
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<div>This isn’t charity. It’s legacy work. It’s reparative literacy. It’s liberation on wheels.
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<div>If you’ve ever believed in the power of a book, a second chance, or a child seeing themselves on a page, this is your moment to give.
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<div>Donate. Share. Ride with us.
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<div>Have a DOPE Day on Purpose.
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Robin Kessler

Anonymous

Project Prohairesis

teresa hickey

Sharon Harpe

Abbie Flanagan

Terence Dickson

Avery Lewis

Liz Stevens

Urban Reads Bookstore Literacy Bus

Urban Reads Bookstore Literacy Bus

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