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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///////////////RIF’s Favorite Reads of January 2017
Helping you sort out the best from the rest published this month. BY ILANA MASAD This January, we’ve been watching a lot of difficult things…
Open Book Event: Holly Black
The antihero who made his debut in THE SANDMAN and starred in his own hit series continues his comeback in the second volume of this…
What Will You Read for February?
Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to all the books selected for theFebruary 2017 LibraryReads Top Ten list! I See You (#1) By…
Open Book Event: Jennifer Finney Boylan
From the New York Times bestselling author of She’s Not There, a new novel about a woman whose family and identity are threatened by the…
What Should Your Book Club Read Next?
Take our quiz to find out what title your book club should read next! From science fiction to psychological thrillers to literary fiction, these titles are sure…