Tag: Own Voices

Book Recommendations for Black History Month

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Susie Finkbeiner

It can sometimes be a temptation to gravitate toward books authored by writers who look like us or who we perceive to have had a similar life experience. It’s easy, comfortable, safe. But when we do that we stunt ourselves emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.… Continue Reading “Book Recommendations for Black History Month”

Category: UncategorizedTags: Angie Thomas, Black history month, Books, Claudia Mair, Colson Whitehead, Good Reads, Jesmyn Ward, Margot Lee Shetterly, Own Voices, Patrice Gopo, Taynari Jones, Uwem Akpan, Zora Neale Hurston

Good Reads for Kids and Families for Black History Month

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Susie Finkbeiner

February is Black History Month and while I encourage readers to add diversity to their reading list all year long, this is a good month to start! This week I’d like to high light books by black authors that my kids and I have… Continue Reading “Good Reads for Kids and Families for Black History Month”

Category: Reading, UncategorizedTags: Black history month, Children's Book, Christopher Paul Curtis, kids literature, Kwame Alexander, Mildred D. Taylor, Own Voices, Renee Watson, Rita Williams Garcia, Tonja Lynae-Gofoe Moyer, William Kamkwamba

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