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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///////////////Books on Film: THE HANDMAID’S TALE
The seminal work of speculative fiction from the Booker Prize-winning author, soon to be a television series starring Elizabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, and…
#TBT: Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month in February with these titles about incredible women in history. Wonder Women In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs tells the stories of…
A Word from the Author: Elan Mastai
“A thrilling tale of time travel and alternate timelines with a refreshingly optimistic view of humanity’s future.” —Andy Weir, New York Times bestselling author of The Martian …
Tune in Tuesday: Jennifer Close
For this Tune in Tuesday, Jennifer Close, author of the LibraryReads pick The Hopefuls chats with Beaks and Geeks about Washington, D.C, relationships with family and friends,…
Fabulous Historical Fiction Publishing This Month
Travel through time with these five transportive tales. BY ABBE WRIGHT When the nights are cold, all I want to do is snuggle up with…