Just a small shift away from the nonfictions I’ve been sharing and will get back to soon. Today, it’s classics of Black children’s literature. This is definitely NOT an exhaustive list! I’m certain that as soon as I post this, someone is going to ask why I didn’t include one of their favorite and I… Read More Black for Real: Classics

Join is next Wednesday, 23 February! Here’s a link to registration, discussion questions and additional resources for the book. https://libguides.indstate.edu/c.php?g=1208970&p=8842065 See you then!

The challenges and book removals continue. Zetta Elliott shared on Twitter that A Place Inside of Me is being challenged. She helps her readers identify and move beyond fear and anger my finding a place of peace inside themselves. Matt de la Pena wrote on Instagram “Been down this road before. And still gathering info.… Read More Banned Voices: Mark Oshiro

My nonfiction series continues with books for youth that center Black art, music, fashion and culture. Alphabet of Black Cultures by Jeffrey Daniels. Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life by Marilyn Nelson. Christy Ottaviano Books Sculptor Woodrow Nash: How I Search for My Ancestors by Woodrow Nash with Shelley Fraser Mickle. Pelican Publishing… Read More Black for Real: Arts and Culture

Recent political agendas are working to remove books by and about Black Americans from school and public libraries. Too many librarians are at a loss as what to do. Convince your local libraries to keep these, and other books by Blacks by checking them out, requesting them for purchase and reading them. Be sure copies… Read More Black for Real: Memoirs and Autobiographies