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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!

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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:

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The African American Experience: Well Read Black Girl Reading List at JMRL — grow. learn. connect.

Well Read Black Girl is “an inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl.” Below is a list of titles recommended in the book by Black authors that you can check out from JMRL. Non-Fiction I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by […]

The African American Experience: Well Read Black Girl Reading List at JMRL — grow. learn. connect.
KRLemmons African American History, African American Music, African American Musicians, African Americans, Jazz

August 15 Birthdays

Famous African Americans born on August 15:

Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer:

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oscar-peterson-mn0000489316

http://www.npr.org/2008/05/16/17622315/oscar-peterson-on-piano-jazz

http://jazz-piano.org/pianists/oscar-peterson/

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oscar-peterson/

 

 

Vernon Jordan, lawyer and civil rights leader: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/jordan-vernon-e-1935

http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/vernon-e-jordan-jr

 

Maxine Waters, Congresswoman:

https://waters.house.gov/

https://waters.house.gov/about-maxine/biography

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August 14 Birthdays

African Americans born on August 14:

Ernest Everett Just, African American scientist: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/just-ernest-everett-1883-1941

https://www.biography.com/people/ernest-everett-just-9359195

http://blackinventor.com/ernest-just/

http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/asbmbtoday.aspx?id=5878

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/ernest-everett-just-1883-1941

Niara Sudarkarsa, African American scholar and anthropologist: http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/niara-sudarkasa-40

https://www.c-span.org/person/?niarasudarkasa

https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/file/download/b8a5e374a015c23bcab5d80f21a41f73f6ad78ec6e3d81ffed6bb8ee9fd4163c?inline=1

 

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August 13 Birthdays

James B. Parsons, African American attorney and judge: http://aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/james-parsons-influential-judge

https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/parsons-james-benton

http://www.encyclopedia.com/african-american-focus/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/parsons-james-benton

Kathleen Battle, African American opera singer: http://www.kathleenbattle.com 

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kathleen-battle-mn0000538723/biography

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/05/473139231/22-years-after-famous-firing-kathleen-battle-returns-to-metropolitan-opera

Claudia McNeil, African American actress: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/true-acting-talent-claudia-mcneil

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mcneil-claudia-1917-1993

 

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August 12 Birthdays

The following African Americans were born on August 12.  Here is some information about them:

Annie Wilson Lillian Evans (later Tibbs):

http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2010/02/biography-of-opera-singer-lillian-evans.html

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/lillian-evanti

http://aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/lillian-e-evanti-magnificent-voice

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/evans-annie-evanti-lillian-1891-1967

http://www.operndance.com/2014/04/black-opera-singer-series-lillian-evanti.html

Emma Ophelia DeVore (later Mitchell):

http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/ophelia-devore-41

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mitchell-ophelia-devore-1922-2014

Camille Billops:

http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/camille-billops-41

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/camille-billops-1933

http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/camille-billops-artist-born

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Born on this day. . .

Carl T. Rowan, African American journalist:

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/rowan-carl-t-1925-2000

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rowan-Carl.html

http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/carl-t-rowan

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, African American author:

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/alex-haley

https://www.biography.com/people/alex-haley-39420?_escaped_fragment_=