I read this book some time ago. I found the questions very thought-provoking and introspective. They really forced me to rethink about myself, my plans, my growth and development.
365 Black Books Tasteful Tuesday
Tasteful Tuesday is about culinary books from African and Ethiopian/Swedish chefs.
Book 1: Sankofa A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging by Eric Adjepong
Book 2: My America Recipes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
Book 3: The Rise by Marcus Samuelsson
365 Black Books Magic Monday
Three books about our magic!
Book 1: The Breakbeat Poets, Vol. 2 Black Girl Magic
Book 2: Black Boy Magic by Tex Stanly
Book 3: Black Magic by Langston Hughes
365 Black Books “We” for Wednesday
It’s all about the “we” in these Wednesday’s titles.
Book 1: The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Book 2: We Are Here by Tami Charles
Book 3: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banyo
Book 4: We Speak for Ourselves: A Word From Forgotten Black America by D. Watkins
Book 5: We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
365 Black Books Tech Tuesday
Today’s books focus on African Americans and technology. I confess I have not read either books. However, I am interested in reading them.
Book 1: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Black Tech Leaders in Technology by Theresa Merritt-Watson
Book 2: A Black Journey in Tech by Dwight D. Jones, Sr.
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 29 of September is Black Reading Month Mindfulness Monday
These books will focus on our children’s mindset.
Book 1: Positive Affirmations for Black Kids by Nia Simone
Book 2: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
Book 3: Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Day 24 of September is Black Reading Month Wilderness Wednesday
Today’s books connect black people with nature.
Author 1: Camille Dungy, Soil
Author 2: J. Drew Landham, The Home Place
Author 3: James Edward Mills, The Adventure Gap
Day 22 of September is Black Reading Month Memoir Monday or Monday Memoirs
Today’s books focus on either a person’s entire life or a segment of a person’s life.
Book 1: Finding Me by Viola Davis. A powerful must read!
Book 2: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. https://justmercy.eji.org/
Book 3: The Movement Made Us by David Dennis, Jr. and David Dennis, Sr.
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