Celebrating Black History, Black Excellence, and Black Joy Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas. The newly freed Black Americans observed Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom and its fulfillment. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is marked by celebrations, family gatherings, picnics, and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation as a measure of progress against freedom. As Juneteenth is an occasion for…
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March is Women’s History Month and is dedicated to highlighting the contributions of women to events in history and today. To celebrate the power of…
First-Time Authors You Don’t Want to Miss
Looking for your next read? Freshen up your bookshelves with these breakout books from first-time authors that you don’t want to miss. Plus, be sure…
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Can you feel the love tonight? Whether you’ve been shot by Cupid’s arrow or want to celebrate those close guy or gal friends in your…
Win Tickets to See Michelle Obama on Tour!
Since releasing her memoir last year, Michelle Obama has been delighted to hear from book clubs who are reading Becoming, and now you can enter for a chance…
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February is Black History Month. To honor generations of important African Americans and their contributions to United States history, we’ve put together this list of fiction…