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The Literary Freedom Project builds community through books, culture, and education by offering free, inclusive programs across the Bronx and New York City. Mosaic magazine highlights writers of African descent and supports teachers; the Mosaic Literary Conference fosters creativity and professional growth; and One Book One Bronx hosts weekly discussions on issues such as gentrification, social justice, and racial inequality. Together, these programs create meaningful spaces where people connect through shared stories and dialogue.
• Mail a check to: “Literary Freedom Project”, 557 Grand Concourse, PMB 143, Bronx, NY 10451
Sustainers help build community conversations, publish Mosaic, and present our annual conference.
Aaron Zimmerman, Andrea Kihlstedt, Andrea Thompson, Ayesha Williams, Barbara Roman, Bill Aguado, Bridgett Davis & Rob Fields, Chiwoniso Kaitano, Colin & Trudy Turner, Crystal George, Eric Strezenec, Erika Stuart, Gregory Baffuto, Horace Mann School, Jamel Shabazz, Kalisha Buckhanon, Kamilah Foreman, Katharine Freeman, Khayla Banks, Kimberly Acosta, Kirkus Media, Kristina Rizga, Liliana Peralta, Linda Coombs, Linda Duggins, Lisa Wilde, Madeline Muniz, Maria Vosberg, Marta Sandoval, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Noelle Santos, Omayra Acosta, Perrin Family Charitable Trust, R. Reynoso, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Ron Kavanaugh, Sabrina D. Farr, Shawn Frazier, Shelley Karliner, Troy Johnson, Underdog Strategies
Supporters help us create a vibrant literary community.
Aisha Gomez, Alexander Frye, Alexandra Watson, Alicia Grullon, Althea Kitchens, Althia Hamilton, Andrea Gonzalez-Cruz, Andrea Mamani, Andrea Moten, Andrew Sabl, Ange Brandon, Angel Franco, Angela G Brown, Ann Hagerty, Anna Vasquez-Howard, Anthony Minick, Arlene James, Arthur Nakata, Ashish Massey, Ayesha Akhtar, Barbara Sullivan, Blanca Amezkua, Brenda Greene, Brigid Hughes, Bridgett Davis, Callie Thuma, Caren Leslie, Carol Brown, Carolyn Butts, Chip Stewart, Chris Appleton, Christian Mclean, Christopher Bassett, Cindy Friedman, Clara Licata, Claire Mci, Clarence Reynolds, Codey Young, Constance Collier-Mercado, Crystal George, Cynthia Reddrick, Dadi Vigfusson, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Dalaeja Foreman, Dara Marsh, Darise JeanBaptiste, Debra Anderson, Deidre Lewis, E.J. McAdams, Ellen Luger, Eric Nelson, Erick Boustead, Erika Elliott, Fernando Ramirez, Freida Jones, Gabriel Dekoladenu, Genevieve Harley, Gilmarie Brioso, Glenda R. Taylor, Grace Garner, Heather Day, India Anderson, Ingrid Hernandez, Irene Perez, Ivan Gaete, Iyore Ayanru, James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, James Eason, Jan Scott, Jane Gabriels, Jasmine Cintron, Javier Laureano, Jazmine Hughes, Jennifer Baker, Jennifer McGregor, Johanna Gartland, John Keene, Jordan Laks, Juliette Wilkerson, Kagiso Johnson, Kakwasi Somadhi, Kathleen Bitetti, Kathrine Mottt, Kayla Alvarado, Kenneth Alexander, Kevin Shelby, Khalya Hopkins, Kimberly Rose, Klaudio Rodriguez, Laila Patino, LaToya Wilcox, Laura James, Laura Polan, Leigh Daugherty, Leonard Greene, Linda Cunningham, Lonice Eversley, Lori Rose Clement, Luella Minick, Luis A Guzman Valerio, Lydia Adegbola, Kalisha Buckhanon, Madaha Kinsey-Lamb, Malaika Queano, Mandy Wong, Mariahadessa Tallie, Marie Brown, Mary Schwab, Melissa Rosenthal, Michael Wells, Mildred Melendez Otero, Mike Licata, Molly Silberberg, Natasha Tarpley, Nicole Fields, Nicole Sealey, Nieves Pumarejo-Blanco, Niloo Tehranchi, Noreen S Nasir, nunitoXunacausa, Olukemi Ilesanmi, Omayra Acosta, Pamela Sporn, Pascale Duroseau, Paul Coates, Paul Williams, Paula Ramirez, Patrick Oliver, Peter Lamphere & Reniqua Allen, Ray Pultinas, Rebecca Allan, Rebecca Valentino, Reginald Harris, Rhonda Campbell, Rhonda Dorsey-Prude, Rita Kamani-Renedo, Robert Sanderman, Roberto Lebron, Rochelle Spencer, Robyn Mahone-Lonesome, Rochelle Spencer, Roland Jefferson, Ronald McKenzie, Rosamund King, RoseAnn Lowe, Rosemarie DaCosta, Russell Stockard, Salem Tsegaye, Samantha Magistro, Sarata Toriola, Sean Sutherland, Sharan Strange, Sharon Browning, Harris, Stephanie Rodriguez, Suhaly Bautista-Carolina, Sung Kim, Susan Stedman, Susannah Hurley, Suzanne Lio, Tanya McKinnon, Tasheika Box, Taura Ottey, Teresa Willis, Tiffany Martinbrough, Thomas Burleigh, Thomas Lord, Tobias Freccia, Tony Mitchelson, Tracey Rose, Trellis Jones, Trudy Jarvis, Vanessa Rivera, Vatasha Frazier, Vernon Ross, Veronica Feliciano, Veronica Smith, Wilma Cortez, Yaddy Valerio
Mosaic Literary Conference 2018
#MeToo & The Movement: Black Women Writers Conjuring in the Continuum
Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Diamond Sharp, JP Howard, and Nina Angela Mercer
About us
Launched in 2005, the Literary Freedom Project is an arts organization based in the Bronx that understands the significant role cultural identity plays in the development of intelligent, creative, and engaged communities. These qualities are crucial for the sustenance and strengthening of cultures and can be nurtured through a blend of academic, vocational, and pleasure reading. Linking cultural identity to reading can establish a fundamental foundation for the growth of smart, creative, and engaged communities.
Our programs seek to build a cohesive conversation that places books, culture, and education at the center of all program development. In 1998, LFP launched Mosaic, which focuses on the literary arts by people of African descent and is supplemented by lesson plans for high school educators. The magazine was followed in 2002 by the Mosaic Literary Conference. MLC is an annual event that provides a platform for literature-based creative thinking and knowledge sharing. One Book One Bronx, launched in 2017, hosts weekly public restorative conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, racial inequality, and more.
One Book One Bronx
at Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education