Reading Tips for Parents
Keep reading lively and interesting with these 7 tips. Learn new ways and means to support and open up this new wonderful world to your child. Even if your child is motivated to read, supporting […]
Empowerment Series
2017 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium “Our Miss Brooks: A Centennial Celebration”
2017 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium “Our Miss Brooks: A Centennial Celebration” Saturday, March 25, 2017; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration opens at 10 a.m. (program begins at 11 a.m.) Medgar Evers College, […]
Reading For Black Children
As a Professor at Bowie State University, one of the great fringe benefits of my job is the ability to poll my students. At 39, though I still think I am hip-I am about a […]
Black Love Day Celebrated
February 13th is recognized as Black Love Day (BLD) in America. Founded in 1993, Black Love Day is the 3rd nationally, commemorated African-American “wholyday.” It is an observance of atonement, reconciliation, celebration and 24-hour demonstration […]
There is No Technology Greater Than The Book
Black Literature is the documentation of Black consciousness. It is the quest to communicate what it means to experience life from this vantage point. There seems to be a division within African American Literature and […]
“The Purpose of Education” | Martin Luther King, Jr.
AUTHOR: KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR. (MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (ATLANTA, GA.)) DATE: JANUARY 1, 1947 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1947 LOCATION: ATLANTA, GA. Writing in the campus newspaper, the Maroon Tiger, King argues that education has both a utilitarian […]
Lost & Found: Nearly Forgotten Collaborations Between Ralph Ellison and Gordon Parks
Invisible Man: Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem is on exhibit May 21 to August 28, 2016 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition features artifacts, including photographs, contact sheets, and manuscripts, that […]
What I’m Reading Now: Insurrections by Rion Amilcar Scott
So the subject of this month’s ‘What I’m Reading Now’ post is a recommendation from a friend that has a pretty good track record of suggesting great books to read. To put it plainly, the […]
Why I Think Between the World and Me is a Must Read
What makes this book, as well as, his previous book, The Beautiful Struggle, so important is the perspective from which Ta-nehisi speaks. Like him, I myself am a black male Gen Xer. For most of […]
The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature
The African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) recently published an article outlining the top cities for African American readers. A variety of factors were used in their evaluation, including number of library visits per capita, […]