Tag: african american
Reading is, for a lot of us, a way to escape for a little while. However, it’s often impossible for others to be able to do so if they …
The business magazine of the book industry, The Bookseller, compiled some startling statistics about books published in the UK in 2016. Their results showed that out of the thousands …
When 11-year-old Sidney Keys III saw himself represented positively in a book for the first time at a bookstore called EyeSeeMe in University City, Mo., his mom shared his …
Caitlin Stiles
February 12, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult
U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …
Melanie Weaver
February 11, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Classics, Historical Fiction, Indian Literature, Mental Health, Native American, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, TBR
The college years are some of the most formative of our lives; it’s where we learn who we are and what we believe (and how to defend those beliefs). …
A “classic” is a book that stands the test of time, bringing something meaningful into the lives of more than one generation of people. But not all classics are …
“‘Honey,'” she remembers her aunt telling her one night when was 13, “‘Negroes can’t be writers.'” That was in 1960. We’ve come a long way since then, and we …
Imani Josey is a third generation writer following in the footsteps of her mother who worked as a senior editor, and her grandparents who worked at Ebony Magazine. She’s a …
The 1960’s were one of the most volatile decades in American history, marked by protests, social movements, and war. Looking back, we can determine that there were numerous highly …
Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is a fictional account of one slave’s attempt to escape from bondage to the free north. In order to construct this narrative and make …
I didn’t think about race a lot. I never needed to, as I lived in a fairly homogeneous German farming town in rural America. There’s nothing wrong with that, …
The Library of Congress made history this past week when Carla Hayden was sworn in as the new Librarian of Congress. Hayden represents both the first woman and the …
Toni Morrison is one of the most inspiring and inspirational writers of our time. A powerhouse of wisdom, the world has been captivated by her words since her first …
It’s rare for a debut novel to be so daring and poetic. It takes an impressive talent to write something so bold and that intricately spans so many years …
YouTube Channel: ambrosevideo African-American poetry is synonymous with true creativity and ingenuity. From Maya Angelou to Langston Hughes – these literary experts intrigued readers with captivating and compelling poems for …
YouTube Channel: Kel Catterton As the video above states, free-verse in a simple and open way to write poetry and stories. It is often one of the less stressful …
