KRLemmons African American History, African American Literature, Resources

Happy Birthday, W.E.B. Du Bois and Haki Madhubuti!

February 23 is the birthday of two famous literary people: W.E.B. Du Bois and Haki Madhubuti.

Information about W.E.B. Du Bois is available by clicking on the links below:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/d/web-du-bois.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/dubois/

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?subcategory=42

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/172481/W-E-B-Du-Bois

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_people_dubois.html

Information about Haki Madhubuti is available by clicking on the links below:

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/484

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102593652

http://www.howard.edu/library/reference/guides/madhubuti/default.htm

KRLemmons African American Literature, African American Young Adult Literature, Children's literature, Lesson Plans, Resources

Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison!

Toni Morrison was born February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio.  For more information about this award-winning author, click on the following links:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/m/toni-morrison.html

http://www.biography.com/people/toni-morrison-9415590

http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5262

For lesson plans and ideas for using Toni Morrison’s book, Beloved, click on Thinkfinity, and type in Beloved in the search box.