With the first week of February comes the first week of Black History Month, a time to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Black community! Be they icons of science, sports, civil rights, music, or everyday people who passed down a lineage of culture, this month is a time to give thanks and … Continue reading Happy First Week of Black History Month!
As any anthropologist or beauty historian will tell you, hair is never just hair. Throughout time and across the globe, cultures have used hairstyling to express tradition, art, and identity. Yet the hair culture of marginalized groups is all too often dismissed, derided, and discriminated against. This prejudice is especially true of Black hair, something … Continue reading Hair Love: Exploring the Beautiful History of Black Hair With Sope Martins
Hello, friends! We’re here today with a special Sunday review! Our book today is Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem, written by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle and illustrated by Alex Bostic, a beautiful look at the meaning behind, and importance of, Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, the news had finally arrived: the Civil … Continue reading Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem (Sojourner Kincaid Rolle)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston, written by Alicia D. Williams and illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara. In a little town called Eatonville lived a little girl named Zora who had a passion for stories. She would hang around Joe Clarke’s general … Continue reading Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston (Alicia D. Williams)
Hello, friends! Our book today is William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate, a fascinating look at a lesser-known hero in the fight against slavery. When William Still’s parents escaped slavery before he was born, they were forced by circumstance to leave their two oldest sons behind. … Continue reading William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad (Don Tate)
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