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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. Click here for complete details.
Sustainers help build community conversations, publish Mosaic, and present our annual conference.
Aaron Zimmerman, Alison Newell, Andrea Kihlstedt, Andrea Thompson, Angel Ruiz, Ayesha Williams, Azuka Anunkor, Barbara Roman, Bill Aguado, Bridgett Davis & Rob Fields, Chiwoniso Kaitano, Crystal George, Eric Strezenec, Erika Stuart, Gregory Baffuto, Horace Mann School, Jamel Shabazz, Kalisha Buckhanon, 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, Nicole Fields, Noelle Santos, Omayra Acosta, Opal Stewart, Perrin Family Charitable Trust, R. Reynoso, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Ron Kavanaugh, Sabrina D. Farr, Shawn Frazier, Shelley Karliner, Troy Johnson, and Underdog Strategies
Supporters help us create a vibrant literary community.
A.J. Muhammad, Adama Doucoure, Aisha Gomez, Alexander Frye, Alexandra Watson, Alexis Harbour, 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, Brian Rennie, Brigid Hughes, Bridgett Davis, Callie Thuma, Caren Leslie, Carol Brown, Carolyn Butts, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Chip Stewart, Chris Appleton, Christian Mclean, Christopher Bassett, Cindy Friedman, Clara Licata, Claire Mci, Clarence Reynolds, Codey Young, Constance Collier-Mercado, Cristian Martin, Crystal George, Cynthia Reddrick, Dadi Vigfusson, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Dalaeja Foreman, Dara Marsh, Darise JeanBaptiste, Darlene Brewster, Debra Anderson, Deidre Lewis, E.J. McAdams, Ellen Luger, Ellie Heggerston, Enrique R., Eric Nelson, Erick Boustead, Erika Elliott, Fernando Ramirez, Freida Jones, Gabriel Dekoladenu, Genevieve Harley, Gilmarie Brioso, Godfrey Hibbert, Grace Garner, Haydil Henriquez, Heather Day, India Anderson, Ingrid Hernandez, Irene Perez, Ivan Gaete, Iyore Ayanru, Jacqueline C Martin, Jada Lorraine, James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, James Eason, Jamilah King, Jan Scott, Jane Gabriels, Jasmine Cintron, Javier Laureano, Jazmine Hughes, Jennifer Baker, Jennifer McGregor, Johanna Gartland, John Keene, Jordan Laks, Jorge B Merced, Juliette Wilkerson, Kagiso Johnson, Karson Stewart, Kakwasi Somadhi, Kathleen Bitetti, Katrina McDow, Kathrine Mottt, Kayla Alvarado, Kenneth Alexander, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Shelby, Khalya Hopkins, Kimberly Felder, Kimberly Rose, Kiwana Francis, Klaudio Rodriguez, Kyla James, Laila Patino, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, LaToya Wilcox, Laura James, Laura Polan, Leigh Daugherty, Leonard Greene, Lilly de Jesus, Linda Cunningham, Linn Mehta, Lisa Gomez, Lonice Eversley, Lori Rose Clement, Luella Minick, Luis A Guzman Valerio, Lydia Adegbola, Lynecia Burgess, Lynne Johnson, Kalisha Buckhanon, Madaha Kinsey-Lamb, Madeleine George, Madeline Muniz, Malaika Queano, Mandy Wong, Mariahadessa Tallie, Marie Brown, Mary Schwab, Melissa Rosenthal, Michael Wells, Michelle Zitofsky, Mildred Melendez Otero, Mike Licata, Molly Silberberg, Nancy Nunez, Nara Sainthil, Natasha Tarpley, Nicole Fields, Nicole Randall, Nicole Sealey, Nicole Singh, Nieves Pumarejo-Blanco, Niloo Tehranchi, Noreen S Nasir, nunitoXunacausa, Olukemi Ilesanmi, Omayra Acosta, Opal Moore, Pamela Sporn, Pascale Duroseau, Patrice Payne, Paul Coates, Paul Williams, Paula Ramirez, Patrick Oliver, Pedro López, Pedro Molina, Peter Lamphere & Reniqua Allen, Phaedra Thomas, 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, Roxanne Francis, Russell Stockard, Salem Tsegaye, Samantha Magistro, Sarah Courteau, Sarah M Wilson, Sarata Toriola, Sasha Myrie, Sean Sutherland, Serena Chamblee, Sharan Strange, Sharon Browning, Shirley Martinbrough, Shirley Solomon, Simone Williams, Srinitya Duvvuri, Stephanie Nails, Stephanie Rodriguez, Steve and Clara Licata, Suhaly Bautista-Carolina, Sung Kim, Susan Stedman, Susannah Hurley, Suzanne Lio, Taneyah Jolly, Tanya McKinnon, tasha dougé, Tasheika Box, Taura Ottey, Tawana Johnson, Teresa Willis, Tiffany Martinbrough, Thomas Burleigh, Thomas Lord, Tobias Freccia, Tony Mitchelson, Tracey Rose, Trellis Jones, Trudy Jarvis, Vanessa Rivera, Varsha Srivastava, Vatasha Frazier, Vernon Ross, Veronica Feliciano, Veronica Smith, Will Glass, Wilma Cortez, Yaddy Valerio, Yara Liceaga-Rojas
Lilliam Rivera signing copies of her book The Education of Margot Sanchez
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