Throwback Thursday features earlier works. I know of these titles, but have yet read them.
Book 1: Black Thunder by Arna Bontemps
Book 2: Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
Book 3: Dark Princess by W.E.B. Du Bois
365 Black Books: M is for Monday and the McKissacks
This post will feature just a few of the award-winning titles by the late, great, dynamic duo Fredrick and Patricia McKissack. Together they wrote 50+ books. These books are well researched, written, and a must read! https://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/mckissack.html
365 Black Books All About Spirituals
I will feature three books on spirituals.
Book 1: All time classic. All Night, All Day by the late Ashley Bryan Just a beautiful book!
Book 2: When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Hudson
Book 3: Wade in the Water by Arthur C. Jones. A scholarly book on the wisdom of spirituals
Day 30 of September is Black Reading Month Trilogy Tuesday!
Why not end the 30th day of the month with a 3 book series? Two authors who wrote excellent trilogies are listed below.
Author 1: Attica Lock, Highway 59 series. I have read a few of Attica Locke’s books. They were always well written with strong characters, a strong storyline filled with drama and maybe some romance. Her Highway 59 series is an excellent series to read. https://texashighways.com/culture/author-attica-locke-completes-her-highway-59-trilogy/#:~:text=The%20first%20in%20the%20award,a%20murder%20on%20the%20bayou.
Author 2: David Anthony Durham, Acacia series
I read his first book, Acacia, a long time ago. It was excellent and I look forward to reading the sequel. Strong character development, drama, conflict, and a strong storyline, Acacia is a good read. I plan to reread Acacia and then the rest of the series. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/C8F/acacia-trilogy/
Day 25 of September is Black Reading Month Thriller Thursday
Part mystery/part thriller, these books will engage and surprise you!
Book 1: Rudolph Fisher, The Conjure-Man Dies. First African American detective mystery written by an African American.
Book 2: Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy. Inspired by true events, the story of an African American FBI intelligence agent who was to seduce and participate in a coup to bring down an African leader.
Book 3: S. A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland.
Day 23 of September is Black Reading Month T for Authors Last Name with a T
Today I will feature two award-winning authors last name starting with a T. These authors have a body of work that are classics, and worth revisiting and/or reading for the first time.
Author 1: Mildred Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/30681/mildred-d-taylor/
Author 2: Joyce Carol Thomas, who wrote several books for children and young adults. She passed away in 2016. However, her books are still available to read.https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-16-throwback-joyce-carol-thomas/
Day 17 of September is Black Reading Month Wednesday Women Authors
Today I will feature/highlight two award-winning authors who have written books on a variety of topics.
Author 1: Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the One Crazy Summer trilogy. Awesome reads! https://www.ritawg.com/
Author 2: Brandy Colber, author of Little and Lion, Finding Yvonne, and Black Birds in the Sky https://www.brandycolbert.com/
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!
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:
DSA Bookclub
Before the pandemic, I received a grant from Community Connections, a local grantmaking agency, to host a book club discussion. The goal of this grant was to engage students in book discussions and develop and/or enhance work skills. With this grant, I was able to purchase books for anyone who wanted to read and participate in the discussion. In addition, our DSA multimedia students applied their classroom skills. They recorded, edited, and posted video recorded the bookclub videos to fulfill the grant requirements.
These were the videos we were able to record and post to youtube:
“With the Fire on High” by Elizabeth Ascevedo
“This is my America” by Kim Johnson
“Not so Pure and Simple” by Lamar Giles
“Island Games” by Clint Chico
“Love Radio” by Ebony LaDelle
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