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Day 7 of September is Black Reading Month

Today is a Sunday. I will feature books on the Black Church.

Book 1: Noted historian, C. Eric Lincoln, his classic book: The Black Church in the African American Experience:

Book 2: Well known theologian and historian, James H. Cone wrote a classic seminal book titled: For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church

Book 3: Noted historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., wrote another classic book on the black church:

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Day 3 September is Black Reading Month/Whimsical Wednesday

Today I decided to go whimsical. I found three humorous books that should have readers smiling, chuckling, and even laughing!

Book 1: Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. A delightful book about the antics of the cute little baby!

Book 2: Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers. The late award winning Walter Dean Myers mainly wrote about African American male characters and he nailed these characters with humor and adventure. Stuff is the new kid on the block and he makes friends and get into a few mishaps–sometimes funny sometimes serious. A good read!

Book 3: An adult book, Raymond Andrews write a dark humorous story about some interesting cousins. Good read!

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September is Black Reading Month

September is Black Reading Month! I am kicking off the month featuring and celebrating books about black folks written by black authors. My plan and goal is to feature at least one book a day. Some of these books I may or may not have read.

Day 1: To kick off Black reading month and in honor of black workers, check out this book by Blair LM Kelley:

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2023 28 Days Later The Brown Bookshelf Day 1: Kacen Callender

If you are unfamiliar with The Brown Bookshelf, then you need to get know this resource. Every February, this team of African American authors/illustrators feature an author or illustrator each day for the month of February. This year will be their last for a moment, as they are taking a hiatus to determine their next step.

For now, let us enjoy the authors and illustrators they are featuring this year.

Day 1: Kacen Callender: https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/throwback-posts-day-1-kacen-callender/

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Throwback Thursday: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

For Throwback Thursday, I chose Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl, written by Harriet Jacobs (or Linda Brent). Initially classified as fiction, a few historians finally acknowledged that this book is an authentic autobiography. In this book, Harriet Jacobs shares her pain and burden of being an enslaved girl, including being sexually harassed by her master. This book may be one of the first books that writes about sexual harassment. Although enslaved African Americans were considered property and masters had the power and control over them, Harriet Jacobs was one slave who refused to submit to her master’s sexual advances. How she manages to do this is worth reading and finding out for yourself.