Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Rest as Resistance
Tricia Hersey calls on history and guides by example in her new book about the importance of rest in a demanding world.
Read MoreMy Black Country online holiday party with Alice Randall
Parnassus Books is pleased to present a virtual event for Alice Randall, who is celebrating the holidays with an online party for MY BLACK COUNTRY. Alice has been hand cutting ribbon, making Black Country Christmas music playlists, and collaborating with Black bakers, musicians, a museum, and most importantly the best independent bookstores and we’re ready…
Read MoreFive antiracist must-reads for high schoolers
No book should ever be banned, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t shake up stale curriculums.
Read MoreIn “The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a fiery secular sermon
Ta-Nehisi Coates released a collection of essays, including several about his recent trip to the war-torn West Bank.
Read MoreTelling the Stories of Wrongful Convictions, One Painstaking Case at a Time
In “Framed,” an advocate for the wrongly accused joins forces with John Grisham to tell stories of justice denied.
Read MoreDerek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City, a Boswell event
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Derek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement as he discusses strategies of resistance that continue to influence the actions of the Black Freedom Movement, including Black Lives Matter, at this free event.
Read MoreHow John Lewis Became a Moral Force in America
David Greenberg published a narrative about John Lewis’ life as an activist and later, in American politics.
Read MoreWisconsin DOC: Nonprofit can no longer send used books to prisoners
Wisconsin prisoners will have even less access to education through books due to changes in the DOC’s guidelines.
Read MoreThe Black Child Book Fair
Welcome to THE BLACK CHILD BOOK FAIR – MILWAUKEE! Join us at the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club for a day filled with books, fun, and learning. Discover a wide selection of books celebrating black authors, characters, and stories. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to support diversity in literature and promote a love for reading…
Read MoreCrook’s Lens Exhibit
Opening Reception and Book Signing Saturday, September 14, 3-6 pm On the heels of his recently published book of the same title, Ron Wilkins brings a considerable number of works in his portfolio to The William Grant Still Arts Center. Through Crook’s Lens: A Photographic Journey Through the Black Liberation Struggle, we experience the world…
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