Black History Month may be over, but our joy of reading Black literature has no expiration date! In this episode, Renee shares a new-to-her cozy mystery series featuring a Black single mom investigating mysteries around her daughter’s school. Then Casey is back with her Non-Fiction Nook segment, this time highlighting books of Black resistance. Books […]
The classic feminist text Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis was published 40 years ago, yet it remains as relevant as ever. In this episode, Sally & Tayler sit down to talk about its impact on them, and how it might help us get to the liberation we desire and deserve. Books &
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Note: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has made this year Black History Month’s theme Black Resistance, which analyzes how Black people have historically rallied against political and societal oppression. Also, this post may include affiliate links, which means we make a small commission on any sales. This commission helps
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Have you ever gone back to your required reading from high school? Sally decided to do just that by reading a book she loved, a book she hated, and a book she thought was fine. Did she have taste then? Has she grown as a reader… or devolved? Then in the second segment, Niba sits
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Note: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has made this year Black History Month’s theme Black Resistance, which analyzes how Black people have historically rallied against political and societal oppression. When Ida B. Wells documented a total of 241 lynchings in Southern Horrors and The Red Record in the 1890’s it subjected
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Mariquita talks about some of her favorite backlist titles from Black authors, covering genres like non-fiction, humor, romance, mystery, sci-fi and more. There’s something for everyone to love. Book Mentioned: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Please Don’t Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson Everything’s Trash,
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Black History Month is an extremely important month to celebrate not only Black historical figures, but also Black Excellence and Black Joy. Although February is the only month specifically set to recognize Black History, all months of the year should be opportunities to celebrate and learn. As an elementary school teacher, picture books are a
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