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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///////////////Big Book Club Picks for 2023
As you start on your 2023 reading list, get a sneak peek at some of this year’s hottest reads that are perfect for book clubs.…
Get the Discussion Started
Take your book club beyond fiction—a whole other world full of remarkable and entertaining stories awaits on the nonfiction shelves. Want More Book Club Suggestions?…
Must-Read Fiction for Book Clubs
What’s next for your book club? From transportive literary fiction to page-turning horror, these fiction must-reads are the perfect recommendations to help spark discussion at…
Spellbinding Dark Academia Reads
Picture this: a moody fall evening on campus, books in hand, chills in the air. Rumors of secret societies and long-buried crimes plague your university…