Jason Reynolds: one of Langston Hughes’ word-children
L angston Hughes is best known as a defining figure of the Harlem Renaissance. And, he remains a significant literary figure today. Jason Reynolds' picture book There Was a Party for Langston is evidence of Hughes' enduring legacy. It's inspired by a photograph of Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka dancing up a storm at a “fancy-foot, get-down, all-out bash”... Read More.
Celebrating Ida B. Wells-Barnett
T his Juneteenth, we celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose lifelong crusade to make lynching a federal crime finally came to fruition on March 29, 2022 – 124 years and 21 presidents later.[1] Wells-Barnett was an educator, investigative journalist, and early civil rights activist during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[2] Lamentably, it’s become exceedingly difficult to tell stories... Read More.
Power of Books Author Series: Federico Erebia
I n this edition, we talk with Federico Erebia about how young readers being able to see themselves in books like Pedro & Daniel can literally be life-saving. And, how it offers hope for those who may be dealing with stigma and abuse. Our freedom to read has been under assault for what seems like an eternity. And, the... Read More.
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