I began working from home last week. This coming week, my library is actually closing for spring break. While I won’t have to perform library duties, I have a long list of long term projects to work on ranging from getting a book proposed and written to making a quilt for my youngest grandbaby and… Read More SundayMorningReads
Karen Strong, what do you dream for Black girls? “You are a Black girl with a bright future.” Growing up, I spent a lot of time on my grandmother’s land. What we lacked in material resources, the land always provided a bounty for us. I would spend my days in the woods selecting the biggest… Read More Imagining: Black Women, Black Girls
I thought one of the most responsible things I could do would be to ask my friend and colleague Dr. Chavez Phelps to write a post aimed at our children’s caregivers to provide just a little more support for their expanding roles with the young people in their lives. His writing is a balm. “While… Read More Create a Rainbow for You and Your Family
title: Not So Pure and Simple author Lamar Giles Date: HarperTeen; January 2020 main character: Delbert Rainey Jr “Del” Del (Black, able bodied, cishet male) seems like such a nice guy. He goes to church with his mom. (Because he wants to keep driving his car.) He holds down a job. (Again, because he… Read More review: Not So Pure and Simple
My prompt to Black women authors was simple: What is it that you imagine for yourself and for other Black, mixed race or AfroLatinx women and girls? What has shaped your imaginings, encouraged your possibilities and supported the fabrics of your dreams? How do you support or encourage yourself or others? You might consider elements… Read More Imagining: Black Girls, Black Women
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