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Tag: black history

February 1, 2023 Feature / Reviews

Review: Henry’s Freedom Box Reveals Astonishing Idea To Escape Slavery

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story From The Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine is a striking picture book about Henry

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September 2, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Review: Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry

Coretta Scott King Award winning book Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry is a compilation of stanzas and excerpts

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March 7, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Review: Sewing Stories Tells Of A Quilting Extraordinaire

I read books with strong girl characters all the time, but during March I challenge myself to learn more about

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February 2, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Review: That They Lived Intertwines Past And Future Leaders Into A Beautiful Children’s Book

That They Lived: African-Americans Who Changed The World is a unique way to learn about important trailblazers in our history.

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November 21, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: Thunder Rose Is A Powerful Story About Love And Joy

Have you ever felt so happy, it felt like your heart was singing its own melody? In the book Thunder

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February 23, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: Bravery, Optimism Are Core Themes In This Promise Of Change

Before the Little Rock Nine set foot into an all-white school, there was the Clinton 12: a group of Black

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July 26, 2020 Feature / Reviews

Review: MARCH Commemorates The Life And Times Of John Lewis

He preached and baptized his chickens as a young boy. He used to sneak off to school when his parents

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June 10, 2019 Feature / Interviews / Reviews

Review: Details In All About Madam C.J. Walker Come Directly From Her Family

Do you know who was America’s first self-made female millionaire? I didn’t know until I read a few books about

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February 1, 2019 Feature / Reviews

Review: Young, Gifted And Black Shows Paths To Greatness Start With Childhood Dreams

“Young, Gifted and Black!” Those are the lyrics to a popular song by Nina Simone. Author Jamia Wilson decided to

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June 19, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Juneteenth Explains Slavery and Celebrates Emancipation

I read this book about slavery and the end of slavery called Juneteenth, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Drew Nelson.

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