Dr. Kendra Boyd, scholar and professor on Black business and economic history, urban history and migration, talked about her book Freedom Enterprise, Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit. She was very informative and has thoroughly researched her topic.
Happy birthday Ayana Gray! She is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult fantasy Beasts trilogy, and the adult book I, Medusa.
Born March 12, Virginia Hamilton was the most honored writer of children’s literature. She passed away in 2002. Here are just a few of her books:
Today’s post feature books with the word “rain” in the title.
Book 1: Rain Feet by Angela Johnson
Book 2: Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie
Book 3: Rain Remembers (the sequel to Rain Rising) by Courtne Comrie
Born March 8, Mel Watkins is an author, critic and a former staff member of the New York Times. He is known for this book, Stepin Fetchit, the Life and Times of Lincoln Perry. He has written a book about comedy, On the Real Side and his memoir, Dancing with Strangers.
Born March 3, Lawrence Dunbar Reddick was an African American historian, professor, and author of the first biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Born March 1, Ralph Ellison wrote the classic novel, Invisible Man. He also wrote other books and a few were published posthumously.
Born February 27, Dr. Samella Lewis was known as the “Godmother of African American Art.” She was an artist, art historian and scholar. A few of her books:
Born February 25, George Schuyler was American writer, journalist, and social commentary. He was known for the book, Black No More.
Sadeqa Johnson came to Detroit Public Library to talk about her book, Keeper of the Lost Children. The story is centered around three characters who are somehow connected to an orphanage in Germany. History is interwoven as the readers learn about an orphanage that took care of mixed race children (white German women, African American men officers) in occupied Germany. In her talk, Ms. Johnson mentioned a documentary film titled Brown Babies which tells the stories of unwanted biracial and bicultural children.
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