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
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
This Sunday will feature books that talk about atlhletics, race and sports.
Book 1: William C. Rhoden, 40 Misllion Dollar Slaves
Book 2: Arthur Ashe Jr., Hard Road to Glory.
Book 3: Jason Reid, Rise of the Black Quarterback
Far from being a chef, I certainly love, honor, and respect those who are chefs in the kitchen. I love eating their food!
Today, I will feature at least one chef who prepared a dish for other Black librarians and me at one of our national conferences. His name is Bryant Terry, and his cookbook was Vegan Soul Kitchen. The dish was seasoned, tasty, and vegetarian! Loved it! He has written several more cookbooks since this book was published.
Book 2: I highly recommend Detroit Public Library’s 2023 African American Booklist. The theme integrated cooking, history, culture and more. It is a pdf and I believe you will find at least one book that will satisfy your culinary curiosity!
Today’s books focus on either a person’s entire life or a segment of a person’s life.
Book 1: Finding Me by Viola Davis. A powerful must read!
Book 2: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. https://justmercy.eji.org/
Book 3: The Movement Made Us by David Dennis, Jr. and David Dennis, Sr.
Today I will feature/highlight African American fashion and knitwear designers.
Book 1: Daniel R. May, Dapper Dan Made in Harlem
Book 2: Ruth E. Carter, The Art of Ruth E. Carter
Book 3: Rosemary E. Reed Miller, Threads of Time, The Fabric of History
Book 4: Lisa S. Borum, Timeless Knits for Every Wardrobe
Book 5: Toni Lipsey, The Tunisian Crochet Handbook
Today I will focus on two authors who wrote about American history through the lens of African Americans.
Author 1: Dick Gregory, No More Lies A classic read
Author 2: Michael Harriot, Black AF History, the Un-Whitewashed Story of America
Today I will feature/highlight two award-winning authors who have written books on a variety of topics.
Author 1: Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the One Crazy Summer trilogy. Awesome reads! https://www.ritawg.com/
Author 2: Brandy Colber, author of Little and Lion, Finding Yvonne, and Black Birds in the Sky https://www.brandycolbert.com/
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:
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