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.
Today will feature/highlight books with African American sermons.
Book 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. Strength to Love. A classic filled with Dr. King’s most powerful and memorable sermons.
Book 2: Daughters of Thunder by Bettye Collier-Thomas. A collection of sermons by African American women preachers.
Book 3: Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson. His powerful message about race relations to White America.
Today I will feature/highlight African American fashion and knitwear designers.
Book 1: Daniel R. May, Dapper Dan Made in Harlem
Book 2: Ruth E. Carter, The Art of Ruth E. Carter
Book 3: Rosemary E. Reed Miller, Threads of Time, The Fabric of History
Book 4: Lisa S. Borum, Timeless Knits for Every Wardrobe
Book 5: Toni Lipsey, The Tunisian Crochet Handbook
Today I will focus on two authors who wrote about American history through the lens of African Americans.
Author 1: Dick Gregory, No More Lies A classic read
Author 2: Michael Harriot, Black AF History, the Un-Whitewashed Story of America
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/
Today’s focus will be on teens. I will feature two YA authors today, but will feature many more later.
Author 1: Jerome Gibson, author of More Than a Game, and More Than a Game The Beginning. A Christian urban fiction story about a young man who gets involved in the drug business with some serious consequences. https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Game-Beginning/dp/0981464548
Author 2: Ebony LaDelle, author of Love Radio and This Could be Forever. Love Radio is a wonderful love story between a young female healing from a secret and a young man who is caring for his mother and brother. https://www.ebonyladelle.com
Last Sunday, September 7, was Grandparents’ Day. Let’s celebrate our grandparents all year long!
Book 1: Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
Book 2: My Nana and Me by Irene Smalls
Book 3: Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom
Friday is a good day for dancing! I will feature three books that are about dancing.
Book 1: Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A story about a long-legged girl who is determined to prove she can be a dancer.
Book 2: Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A delightful story about 12 brothers who can dance their shoes off!
Book 3: Life in Motion Young Reader’s Edition by Misty Copeland. This memoir chronicles Misty’s journey to become the first African American female principal ballet dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
This Throwback Thursday is featuring books written about historical musicians and operas.
Book 1: This beautifully written and illustrated story is about a father’s passion for baseball and a boy’s passion for violin/music.
Book 2: Aida by Leontyne Price
Book 3: Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Day 2: As children and young adults are returning to school, I think it would be a good idea to feature books about children returning to school.
Book 1: The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Book 2: the Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Book 3: Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker
Book 4: For middle school New Kid by Jerry Craft
Book 5: For high school, The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Book 6: Classic nonfiction title
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