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:
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
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
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
Sculptor, Author, Poet Barbara Chase Riboud is Day 27 Woman of the Day. Read more about this multitalented woman below:
Website: http://chaseriboud.free.fr/
Annenberg Learner: http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop6/authors4.html
University of Minnesota Voices From the Gap: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/chaseRibaud.php
Malcolm X Sculptures: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/05/barbara-chase-riboud-malcolm-x-sculptures/3447585/, http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/763.html, http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/chaseriboud Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiXTn1UfM9U
Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyioJJIl4Hg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcxsOnZysoU,
Books by Barbara Chase-Riboud: Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Chase-Riboud/e/B000APAAZU,
Author and Playwright Pearl Cleage is Day 20 Woman of the Day. A prolific writer of several books and plays including “What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day”, “Flying West” and more. Read more about this multitalented writer below.
Website: http://www.pearlcleage.net/
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/05/01/308619983/playwright-pearl-cleage-opens-up
Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cleage-pearl-1948
Youtube videos: AARP Black Community Bookclub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-F6BrDFRg, reading from her memoir “Things I Should Have Told My Daugher”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnFkhlQJZHg
Octavia Butler, the award-winning science fiction author, is Day 14 Woman of the Day. Read more about this phenomenal woman below.
Website: http://o
ctaviabutler.org/
Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/octavia-e-butler-38207#synopsis
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/07/10/320746103/an-unexpected-treat-for-octavia-e-butler-fans
Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/11/science_fiction_writer_octavia_butler_on
Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources on “Kindred”: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/butler.html
Award-winning author and illustrator, John Steptoe is spotlighted in Day 27 28 Days Later Campaign. Read about this talented author/illustrator here: http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2015/02/27/day-27-john-steptoe/
Brandy Colbert, author of her first published novel, Pointe, is the featured author for Day 26 28 Days Later Campaign. Read about this multi-talented author here: http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2015/02/26/day-26-brandy-colbert/
Day 22 features author/illustrator Jerry Craft, author of the book, The Offenders, and illustrator of the book, The Zero Degree Zombie Zone. Read about this versatile author/illustrator here: http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2015/02/23/day-23-jerry-craft/
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