Joy Reid’s new book: Medgar & Myrlie!
J oy Reid has a new book out… Medgar & Myrlie! And that’s gladsome news. Because Joy’s new work about the overlooked legacy of these civil rights icons fills important gaps in Black history – the part of America’s story that banners are doing their best to squash. And, she does so through the love story of Medgar and... Read More.
It’s World Read Aloud Day!
. oday is World Read Aloud Day! Silent reading is the norm these days. But, that wasn’t always the case. Reading used to be noisy business. Clay tablets from Iraq and Syria dated some 4,000 years ago commonly used words for “to read” that literally meant “to cry out,” or “to listen.” [1] One letter from this period says “I... Read More.
It’s Black History Month: the spotlight’s on Phillis Wheatley and William Wells Brown
W e're celebrating Black History Month by shining a spotlight on Phillis Wheatley and William Wells Brown. Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry. And Brown authored the first novel written by an African-American. The story of Black History Month begins in 1915 in Chicago, with African-American historian Carter G. Woodson. Despite being a dues-paying... Read More.
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