Born January 5, Tananarive Due is the author of several horror/sci-fi books. Here are just a few of her books. Check out the rest on her website: https://www.tananarivedue.com/
365 Black Books John Hope Franklin Monday
John Hope Franklin was born on January 2, 1915. He was an American historian who wrote primarily about American history. His classic and seminal work is:
Book: From Slavery to Freedom
Book: Mirror to America, his autobiography
365 Black Books John Henrik Clarke Sunday
Born January 1, 1915, John Henrik Clarke was a historian, professor, and Afrocentrist. He wrote and co-wrote many books on Africa and African history. Some of his more prominent works are:
Book 1: Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
Book 2: African People in World History
Book 3: Who Betrayed the African Revolution?
365 Black Books: Imani/Faith Thursday
Kwanzaa Principle Day 7: Imani Faith
Book 1: Strength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Book 2: Reading While Black by Esau McCauley
Book 3: In My Grandmother’s House by Yolanda Pierce
365 Black Books Kuumba Creativity Wednesday
Kwanzaa Principle Day 6: Kuumba Creativity:
Book: Reclaiming Your Community by Marjora Carter
365 Black Books Nia Purpose Tuesday
Kwanzaa Principle 5 Nia Purpose:
Book 1: We Heal Together by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Book 2: The Inner Work for Racial Justice by Rhonda V. Magee
Book 3: Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity
365 Black Books Ujamaa Cooperative Economics Monday
Habari Gani! What’s the news? Kwanzaa Principle Day 4: Ujamaa Cooperative Economics
Three books that illustrate cooperative economics in theory and practice:
Book 1: Collective Courage A history of Cooperative Economics Thought and Practice
Book 2: The Power in the Room
Book 3: Jackson Rising Redux
365 Black Books Self-Determination Saturday
Kwanzaa Day 2: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
Book 1: Black Self-Determination A Cultural History of African-American Resistance by V. P. Franklin
Book 2: Righteous Self Determination by Patrica Reid-Merritt
Book 3: Becoming by Former First Lady Michelle Obama
365 Black Books Kwanzaa Friday
Habara Gani! What’s the News? Umoja. . .Day 1 of Kwanzaa, a cultural celebration starting December 26-January 1. A few books about Kwanzaa
Book 1: Kwanzaa by Maulana Karenga
Book 2: K is for Kwanzaa by Juwanda Ford
Book 3: Kwanzaa From Holiday to Every Day by Maitefa Angaza
365 Black Books Black Nativity Thursday
Langston Hughes wrote Black Nativity, a gospel play and adaptation of the nativity.
