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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For readers of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Ray Bradbury, the third entry in Robert Jackson Bennett’s acclaimed Divine Cities fantasy series. Revenge. It’s something…
Read-In-One-Sitting Thrillers
The lie we've all told ourselves: “I’ll just read one more chapter.” But the next thing you know, you’ve finished an entire novel in one sitting!…
Books on Film: Five Came Back
Now a Netflix original documentary series, also written by Mark Harris, premiering on March 31, 2017: the extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood’s most…
Books on Film: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Based on Rebecca Skloot’s bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks documents the story of a woman whose cancer cells would change the course of cancer treatment. The…
Book Club Best Bets: 14 Perfect Picks for Spring
Looking for the next read for your book club? We've rounded up our favorite picks for spring that are sure to provide your book club with laughter,…