Today’s focus is poetry. Starting with one of Detroit’s own, Dudley Randall. He was a poet, publisher, and founder of Broadside Press.
Poet Laureate and founder of Lotus Press, Naomi Long Madgett
Poet #3 Georgia Douglas Johnson
Day 7 of September is Black Reading Month
Today is a Sunday. I will feature books on the Black Church.
Book 1: Noted historian, C. Eric Lincoln, his classic book: The Black Church in the African American Experience:
Book 2: Well known theologian and historian, James H. Cone wrote a classic seminal book titled: For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church
Book 3: Noted historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., wrote another classic book on the black church:
Day 6 of September is Black Reading Month
Day 6 is about one of my favorite hobbies-quilting. Here are just a few books that should be checked out.
Book 1: A Communion of the Spirits by Roland Freeman. A classic!
Book 2: Black Threads by Kyra E. Hicks. Another classic!
Book 3: Spirits of the Cloth by Carolyn Mazloomi
Day 5 of September is Black Reading Month
Today is a Fantasy Friday and I will feature fantasy books.
Book 1: Zetta Elliott, Dragons in a bag series:https://www.zettaelliott.com/books/kids/
Book 2: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Book 1 of a Trilogy
Book 3: Kindred by Octavia Butler. A must read classic!
Day 4 September is Black Reading Month/Throwback Thursday
Today will feature historical books.
Book 1: Jarena Lee, first African American woman preacher:
Book 2: William Wells Brown, Clotel or The President’s Daughter
Book 3: Harriet Wilson, Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
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
April 11: Poet of the Day: Sherley Anne Williams
Sherley Anne Williams, poet, author, and social critic, is April 11 Poet of the Day. Read more about this multitalented poet below.
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sherley-anne-williams
Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/williams-sherley-anne-1944-1999
Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/williamsSherley.php
Youtube videos: “Dessa Rose” (novel written by Sherley Anne Williams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-nQzDMQHp4, “Dessa Rose Trailer”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rTo3Y3J16o
Day 30 Woman of the Day: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney, award winning author and publishing executive, is Day 30 Woman of the Day. Read more about this multitalented woman below.
Website: http://andreadavispinkney.com/
Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/pinkneyAndrea.php
Library of Congress National Book Festival: http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6032
2014 Arbuthnot Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC5y1RTGEZQ
Books by Andrea Davis Pinkney: http://www.bing.com/search?q=Books+by+Andrea+Davis+Pinkney&FORM=QSRE6
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