Via Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre. Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty Dorothy Roberts (Author) Description In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed America’s … Read More
Via Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre. A Black Women’s History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry (Author) Kali Nicole Gross (Author) Description A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are–and have always been–instrumental in shaping our country In centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians … Read More
Via Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped From The Beginning — Ibram X. Kendi WINNER OF THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 Nominated for the 2017 Hurston / Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book 2016 A Kirkus … Read More
Via Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre. ELIZABETH’S BOOKSHOP & WRITING CENTRE Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre is an innovative literacy center designed to amplify and celebrate marginalized voices. Our catalog highlights, promotes, amplifies, celebrates, and honors the work of writers who are often excluded from traditional cultural, social and academic canons. Through curated collections of … Read More
Via PBS. PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month By kindergarten, most children have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are taught that he, like Mahatma Gandhi, was an advocate for peace and equality. However, consider going beyond Dr. King. For example, teach your child about Rosa Parks, the seamstress and civil rights activist … Read More
Via Raising Free People. Fare of the Free Child Podcast fare of the FREE CHILD podcast Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices. With a particular interest in unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement, Akilah S. Richards … Read More
