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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///////////////There’s a Book for That: Memorial Day
May 30th is Memorial day. The last Monday in May, originally designated as “Decoration Day” in 1868, honors American men and women who have died in…
Q&A with debut author, Bill Beverly
If you haven't already read Dodgers or added it to your TBR list, now is the time! Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel…
Movie Trailer of the Week: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
In case you haven't heard, the trailer for The Girl on the Train has arrived and although there may be some changes from Paula Hawkins’ bestselling…
Meet the new Read It Forward!
Read It Forward is a publisher-agnostic book vertical that helps readers discover exciting new books and classic reads. With their new design Read it Forward…