T. Thomas Fortune was a journalist and editor. He wrote about civil rights and other issues. Read more about his life and writings here. Some of his more notable books are below:
365 Black Books Throwback Thursday
At the Sherwood Forest Branch Library, I saw a documentary film about Dorothy Foreman Cotton, an activist, educator, and unsung hero in the civil rights movement. She taught voting education to people in the South during the civil rights movement. More information about her film can be found here:
She wrote a book titled “If Your Back’s Not Bent”
365 Black Books: Ivan Van Sertima Sunday
Also born January 26, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima was a literary critic, a linguist, an anthropologist and has made a name in all three fields. More information about Dr. Van Sertima can be found here.
365 Black Books 2019 CSK Book Awards Saturday
2019 Author Winner: A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield
2019 Illustrator Winner: The Stuff of Stars; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
2019 Author Honor Title: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
2019 Illustrator Honor Title: Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
365 Black Books 2020 CSK Book Awards Friday
2020 Author Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
2020 Illustrator Award Winner: The Undefeated; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
2020 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
2020 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: What is Given From the Heart; illustrated by April Harrison
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 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 Ujima/Collective Work Sunday
Kwanzaa Day 3: Ujima Collective Work and Responsibility
Book 1: The Sisterhood by Courtney Thorsson
Book 2: Black Freedom Fighters in Steel by Ruth Needleman
Book 3: Working for Justice The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy
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
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