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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///////////////Fall Memoirs & Biographies Round-Up
A wide range of memoirs and biographies are being published this fall, with the featured individuals ranging from rock stars, actors and novelists to a…
NYT 100 Notable Books of 2016
The New York Times releases 2016's notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Below are only…
There’s A Book for That: Gratitude
“My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return.…
Books on Film: Big Little Lies
A murder . . . A tragic accident . . . Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. Big Little…
Oprah’s Favorite Things: The Book of Joy
“I want to wish all of you joy—because there is no better gift. Two spiritual masters, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, share their…