Today’s book is about everyday Black folks told with humor and truth. It is Langston Hughes’s stories about Jesse B. Semple–first composed for a weekly column in the Chicago Defender and then collected in Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple Stakes a Claim–have been read and loved by hundreds of thousands of readers.
Throwback Thursday features earlier works. I know of these titles, but have yet read them.
Book 1: Black Thunder by Arna Bontemps
Book 2: Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
Book 3: Dark Princess by W.E.B. Du Bois
It’s all about the “we” in these Wednesday’s titles.
Book 1: The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Book 2: We Are Here by Tami Charles
Book 3: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banyo
Book 4: We Speak for Ourselves: A Word From Forgotten Black America by D. Watkins
Book 5: We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
Today’s books focus on African Americans and technology. I confess I have not read either books. However, I am interested in reading them.
Book 1: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Black Tech Leaders in Technology by Theresa Merritt-Watson
Book 2: A Black Journey in Tech by Dwight D. Jones, Sr.
This post will feature just a few of the award-winning titles by the late, great, dynamic duo Fredrick and Patricia McKissack. Together they wrote 50+ books. These books are well researched, written, and a must read! https://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/mckissack.html
I will feature three books on spirituals.
Book 1: All time classic. All Night, All Day by the late Ashley Bryan Just a beautiful book!
Book 2: When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Hudson
Book 3: Wade in the Water by Arthur C. Jones. A scholarly book on the wisdom of spirituals
The following books feature children and families spending their Saturdays together.
Book 1: Saturday by Oge Mora.
Book 2: Saturday Morning by Fasharah Fearon
Book 3: Saturday Morning at the ‘Shop by Keenan Jones
Today I will feature three books on YA romance comedy.
Book 1: The Last Chance Dance by Lakita Wilson. I read this book and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Book 2: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert. A book I want to read.
Book 3: Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant. Another book I want to read.
October 1 marks the beginning of a new month. I will continue to feature/highlight African American books. The new project is called 365 Black. I will use dates instead of Day 31 and so on.
Today focuses on health care for African Americans. I know of three books that discuss African Americans and health care. For now, I will feature/highlight one book.
Linda Villarosa, Under the Skin
Why not end the 30th day of the month with a 3 book series? Two authors who wrote excellent trilogies are listed below.
Author 1: Attica Lock, Highway 59 series. I have read a few of Attica Locke’s books. They were always well written with strong characters, a strong storyline filled with drama and maybe some romance. Her Highway 59 series is an excellent series to read. https://texashighways.com/culture/author-attica-locke-completes-her-highway-59-trilogy/#:~:text=The%20first%20in%20the%20award,a%20murder%20on%20the%20bayou.
Author 2: David Anthony Durham, Acacia series
I read his first book, Acacia, a long time ago. It was excellent and I look forward to reading the sequel. Strong character development, drama, conflict, and a strong storyline, Acacia is a good read. I plan to reread Acacia and then the rest of the series. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/C8F/acacia-trilogy/
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