MAALIK MEETS
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About Maalik Meets
Maalik Meets was founded by Maalik—a community builder, athlete, and entrepreneur based in Miami, Florida. With a combination of empathy, discipline, and vision, Maalik has always sought to bring people together in meaningful ways. Community isn’t something you stumble upon, it’s something you build, moment by moment, person by person
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February Reading
Sula
By Toni Morrison
February 22nd, 2026
4:00 PM
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7200 NW 2nd Ave
Miami FL, 33150
By Maalik
Every month, MaalikMeets is a communal book club, an open invitation to explore ideas, challenge perspectives, and grow together. With carefully curated titles and conversations, our book club isn’t just about reading, it’s about reflecting, relating, and reimagining.
BOOK CLUB READING LISTThe Stranger
By Albert Camus
The Handmaid’s Take
By Margeret Atwood
Siddhartha
By Herman Hesse
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
By Leo Tolstoy
Giovanni’s Room
By James Baldwin
Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect
By Roger Williams
Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley
Letters to a Young Poet
By Raineer Maria Rilke
The Creative Act
By Rick Rubin
Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
Sula
By Toni Morrison
Closing
Looking back on the books we read this year, I am grateful for where these conversations took us. Thinking about the time we shared and the honesty in those rooms excites me.
This community continues to grow in exciting, beautiful ways, shaped by the people who show up and bring their perspective with them. I appreciate every single one of you.
What We Believe
Community is built, not found.
Curiosity is a radical act.
Culture is a living dialogue.
Honesty heals.
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