Reading Quilt: The Song of the Trees
In less than fifty pages, Mildred Taylor introduces us to several members of the Logan family including a couple of plucky kids determined to protect the family’s treasured land.
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Philosophy Books Written by Black Philosophers
African American philosophers have made significant contributions to the field of philosophy, despite facing substantial barriers and discrimination.
Children’s Books Review
T-Toe’s crafty narratives fully provide the young readers an intentionally exciting and intriguing entrance into Fatu’s world. It expands one’s imagination into the life of a young girl growing up in an African village.
The Reading Quilt: Little Fires Everywhere
In the novel Little Fires Everywhere, (2017) Celeste Ng, New York Times best-selling author, introduces us to a cast of characters who bear secrets in various ways.
Black Comic Book Artists You Should Know
Has the lack of diversity or representation ever put you off getting into comics? Maybe it hasn’t; but would you love to discover some comics that are diverse? Then this list is for you.
The Reading Quilt: Dragons in a Bag
Each month “The Reading Quilt” provides a short review of a book that a teacher may use to spark conversations about culture and race, along with a learning activity that may help students understand human behavior.
10 Badass Black Superheroes Everyone Should Know
Unlike television and film, Black superheroes started appearing as major comic characters in the 1960s. In 1966, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Black Panther in an issue of Fantastic Four and DC soon followed with Jon Stewart.
The Reading Quilt: Africa is My Home
Africa is My Home: A Child of Amistad opens in the glorious sunshine where Sara is proudly surveying God’s beauty in her vast backyard, Mendeland, West Africa.
The Reading Quilt: The Steam Chasers: The Blackness of Space
This month, a YA Lit book that takes us on a journey to Space Camp where we learn about the amazing Black astronauts and physicists, is the focus of this month’s reading quilt.
World Poetry Day: Poems from Prolific Black Women Poets to Expand your Worldviews
March 21st is World Poetry Day. In celebration of rhetoric, artistry, and female poets of the African diaspora, we are highlighting prolific poets from around the world and their work.