Angélique Roché

Angelique Roche Author Talk and Book Signing Another historical night at Baldwin & Co! Come meet local author Angelique and learn about the history of Juneteenth and the woman behind it

Join us March 24th at Baldwin Books for an incredible conversation about First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and #Juneteenth with New York Times Bestselling author @farrahrochon.bsky.social!

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Angelique Roche Author Talk and Book Signing Another historical night at Baldwin & Co! Come meet local author Angelique and learn about the history of Juneteenth and the woman behind it

Join us March 24th at Baldwin Books for an incredible conversation about First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and #Juneteenth with New York Times Bestselling author @farrahrochon.bsky.social!

Boosting with all the endorsements I have! 🫶🏽👏🏽❤️

My friend @angeliqueroche.bsky.social is involved in this call for #art so I know it's going to be good. Ashé Cultural Arts Center: Artist Call - (2026 Birthrite Exhibition: A Radical Imagination of Care) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2026 Birthrite Exhibition: A Radical Care of Imagination — Ashé Cultural Arts Center We’re inviting artists to submit visual work for our 2026 Birthrite Exhibition: A Radical Care of Imagination ➡️ a celebration of creation, lineage, and the sacred act of bringing something new into t...

Just got word of this from the great @angeliqueroche.bsky.social, and this looks incredible. Call for artists from the Ashé Cultural Arts Center: Artist Call - (2026 Birthrite Exhibition: A Radical Imagination of Care).

www.ashenola.org/events/2026-birthrite-exhibition-a-radical-care-of-imagination

@angeliqueroche.bsky.social Mom got your book, but she said Dad absconded with it before she had a chance to read it

I have book signing next week in Port Allen

lol!!! Two book nerds in one house 🤦🏾‍♀️

Titles and authors of this week's post about books of interest to Black readers: - End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America, by Chris Jennings - The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family, by Dorothy Roberts - Faith Over Fear: Harnessing Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty, by Michael Leach - The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home, by Wil Haygood - The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic, by Maya Rupert - The Chosen and The Damned: Native Americans and the Making of Race in the United States, by David J. Silverman - It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown’s Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy, by Dr. Margena A. Christian - Remember the Times: A Memoir, by Teddy Riley - Moses and the Doctor: Two Men, One Championship, and the Birth of Modern Basketball, by Luke Epplin - Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, by L. Michelle Smith - Cocina Puerto Rico: Recipes from My Abuela’s Kitchen to Yours, by Mia Castro - I Hope You Find What You're Looking For: A Novel, by Bsrat Mezghebe - First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, by Angélique Roché, illustrated by Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe and Bex Glendining - Keeper of Lost Children: A Novel, by Sadeqa Johnson.

Our weekly contribution to Black Kos/@dailykos.com of this week's newly released books of special interest to Black readers: www.dailykos.com/comments/236...
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Book links in the linked post.
Authors of this week's books on Bluesky can be found in the comment thread.

Fanbase Press' 2/12/26 newsletter: Interviews w/ @angeliqueroche.bsky.social (@oni-press.bsky.social) & @jimmygaspero.bsky.social & @almondmilkart.bsky.social (@papercutzgn.bsky.social), @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social's ep. on THE BONE TEMPLE, plans for ComicsPRO, & more!

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AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 365: Angélique Roché on First Freedom: telling the full, human story of Juneteenth in comics This week’s show dives into new standout stories, spotlights the best KAPOW moments, and wraps with killer cover picks featuring Black Cat and Moon Knight.

ICYMI 🎙️ AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 365 is live — featuring @angeliqueroche.bsky.social on First Freedom, the powerful graphic novel about Dr. Opal Lee and the fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday.

The book is out now, and you can hear our full conversation on all #podcast platforms:

Happy Birthday gorgeous!

Hardcover Cover Art by Millicent Monroe for FIRST FREEDOOM featuring Dr. Opal Lee

This fall Dr. Opal Lee will turn 100 years old. Meanwhile this week FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH comes out from @oni-press.bsky.social and I got to interview @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about her graphic novel on the activist: comicon.com/2026/02/10/a...

An incredibly powerful biography of Dr. Opal Lee and her life-long advocacy and activism, brought to life by @angeliqueroche.bsky.social, Alvin Epps, @lgions.bsky.social, Millicent Monroe, & @damalished.bsky.social - now available from @oni-press.bsky.social

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Fanbase Press Interviews Angélique Roché on the Graphic Novel Biography, ‘First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth,’ with Oni Press - Fanbasepress The following is an interview with journalist, producer, and author Angélique Roché regarding the release of the graphic novel biography, First Freedom: The

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @angeliqueroche.bsky.social on the Graphic Novel Biography, ‘First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth,’ with @oni-press.bsky.social

Angélique Roché on telling the untold history of Juneteenth in ‘First Freedom’ 'First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' hits way harder than any textbook version.

Angélique Roché (@angeliqueroche.bsky.social) talks First Freedom, the @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel about Dr. Opal Lee’s fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. We discuss research, responsibility, and telling real history through comics. Interview by @davidbrooke.bsky.social:

Thank you a wonderful interview, had an amazing time chatting comics, Juneteenth and my favorite Granddear.

AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 365: Angélique Roché on First Freedom: telling the full, human story of Juneteenth in comics This week’s show dives into new standout stories, spotlights the best KAPOW moments, and wraps with killer cover picks featuring Black Cat and Moon Knight.

🎙️ New podcast episode is live!
We sit down with @angeliqueroche.bsky.social to talk First Freedom (out Feb. 10) and her approach to telling Dr. Opal Lee’s story through #comics 📚✨
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Listen to the conversation on research, collaboration, and adapting real history:

Exclusive Preview: Get to know Dr. Opal Lee in FIRST FREEDOM – THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH A first look at First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, a biographical graphic novel from Oni Press.

Exclusive Preview: Get to know Dr. Opal Lee in FIRST FREEDOM – THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH

A first look at First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, a biographical graphic novel from Oni Press.

Get in the Fight with Opal Lee, Angélique Roché, and the Action Comic First Freedom We chat with Angélique Roché about First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth.

We chat with Angélique Roché about First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth. The book arrives from @oni-press.bsky.social on 2/10. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/opal-le...

Don't forget to pick up your issue of Uncanny X-Men this week!
Issue 23 is out tomorrow!

Check back for image spoilers/comic discussion.

#Gambit

Same! My boyfriend was like “are you ok?” Lol

Yes yes yes!

Awwww!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ That one was so much fun to make!

THE FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH Author Angélique Roché on Her Impactful Graphic Novel We spoke to writer Angélique Roché about the origins behind her new graphic novel The First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth.

Happy Black History Month! Thanks @writertaigooden.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to interview the legendary @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about Oni Press' new Juneteenth graphic novel The First Freedom nerdist.com/article/the-...

Thank you for a great interview!