was Spottswood William Robinson. Read more about this here: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/robinson-spottswood-william-1916-1998
Other sources on Spottswood William Robinson: http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/history/spottswood.html
Biography Post from Edi Campbell
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of young John Lewis by Jabari Asim and E. B. Lewis. (Nancy Paulsen Books; 2016) I remember reading about John Lewis adopting his family’s chickens as his congregation when he was a child. Asim details this time in Lewis’ life as a character building activity. The muted water color […]
Biography Post from Edi Campbell
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas by Gwendolyn Hooks and Colin Bootman (Lee and Low; 2016) Tiny Stitches is as much a history of modern medicine as it is a children’s biography of Vivien Thomas. The book revisits a time when someone could become a respected practitioner of medicine based upon their […]
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Biography Book Review by Edi Campbell
title: Mahalia A Life in Gospel Music author: Roxane Orgill date: Candlewick, 2002 Roxane Orgill began her writing career as a music critic and she eventually transformed to an author of children’s and young adult biographies, often of those of African American musicians. Her knowledge of music history is definitely present in Mahalia A Life […]
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Biography Blog Post from Edi Campbell
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of young John Lewis by Jabari Asim and E. B. Lewis. (Nancy Paulsen Books; 2016) I remember reading about John Lewis adopting his family’s chickens as his congregation when he was a child. Asim details this time in Lewis’ life as a character building activity. The muted water color […]
Black History Month 2017 Biographies from Crazy QuiltEdi
Roll out Black History Monday and roll out the biographies. This month is always filled with lives of the successful, accomplished and little known African American heroes and sheroes who contributed to the improvement of life in American. While these individuals have overcome most obstacles in front of them, they’re often unable to clear the […]
Happy Birthday Sterling A. Brown!
On this day, in 1901, Sterling Allen Brown was born. He became a poet, literary critic, editor and more. I curated some resources about Brown on my April 9 Poet of the Day post. For more information about him, check out that post.
April 30 Poet of the Day: Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks, a prolific and award winning poet is April 30 Poet of the Day, the last “official” day of Poetry month. Read about this fascinating poet here:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/gwendolyn-brooks, https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poems/45683
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/gwendolyn-brooks
Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brooks/brooks.htm
Library of Congress Online Resources: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/brooks/
Illinois Poet Laureate: http://www.illinois.gov/poetlaureate/pages/brooks.aspx
Voices from the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/brooks.php
Lesson Plans from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/many-years-later-responding-1030.html, from Shmoop: http://www.shmoop.com/we-real-cool/, http://www.shmoop.com/bean-eaters/, from EDSITEment: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/impact-poems-line-breaks-enjambment-and-gwendolyn-brooks-we-real-cool
April 29 Poet of the Day: Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones)
Amiri Baraka, formerly known as Leroi Jones, is April 20 Poet of the Day. He was a prolific writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. Read about him here:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/445
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/amiri-baraka
Modern American Poetry: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/baraka/bio.htm
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/01/10/261379770/fresh-air-remembers-activist-poet-amiri-baraka
YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR5pdz2uGFc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1-2S7baPUU
April 28 Poet of the Day: Nikki Giovanni
April 28 Poet of the day is Nikki Giovanni. Read about this award winning prolific poet here:
Poets.Org: http://www.nikki-giovanni.com/, http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19505
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/nikki-giovanni
AfroPoets.Net: http://www.afropoets.net/nikkigiovanni.html
Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/giovanniNikki.php
PBS Interview with Tavis Smiley: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365125112/,earlier interview with Bill Moyers: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02132009/watch2.html
MSNBC Interview with Melissa Harris-Perry: http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/poet-nikki-giovanni-visits-nerdland
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2013/10/29/241605794/poet-nikki-giovanni-on-the-darker-side-of-her-life
Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/childhood-remembrances-life-intersect-271.html?tab=1#tabs, http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/entering-history-nikki-giovanni-963.html
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