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new cover! for YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART, a novel about the messiness of grief, the complexities of memory, and the power of the stories we tell ourselves. Out in January. https://www.levinequerido....

book cover for You're Breaking My Heart by Olugemisola

12:36 PM - Sep 27, 2023

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"To suppress the books and ideas that trouble us is to suppress the questions children have about why the world works the way it does....why those in charge have abandoned the ideal to make the world a better place." -Kaitlyn Greenidge https://www.harpersbazaar....

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The Stories We Tell

In the last few years, books and libraries have come under attack. This special report looks at the authors and artists who are fighting back.

04:50 PM - Sep 12, 2023

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MAKEDA MAKES A BIRTHDAY TREAT, illus. by the fabulous Lydia Mba, is out!🇯🇲 Pictured is a Makeda doll, not pictured are my celebratory coconut drops & dried mango slices. https://www.harpercollins.... #books

04:21 PM - Sep 05, 2023 (Edited)

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"The New York City police department plans to pilot the unmanned aircrafts in response to complaints about large gatherings, including private events." 😑
https://apnews.com/article...

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New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns | AP News

Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone.

09:24 AM - Sep 01, 2023

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@beec4240

In 20+ states it is completely legal to pay disabled people well less than minimum wage.

Because ableism is standard operating procedure in capitalism

⚛️Shawn Athan @ShawnathanDC

Sub minimum wage? What?
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From breaking to Beyoncé: Hip Hop Collection empowers students | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's Hip Hop Collection, which includes the archives of some of the most influential pioneers of hip-hop, supports and enriches a passionate community of student scholars and artists.

12:28 PM - Aug 31, 2023

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The paperback edition of OPERATION SISTERHOOD includes a sneak peek at Operation Sisterhood 2😊 You can see it -- and me! -- on September 10 at Uptown Kid Lit from WordUpBooks https://www.wordupbooks.co...
#NYC #books #parenting #Reading #kidlit

12:23 PM - Aug 31, 2023

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NY-area book lovers! Hope to see you at the Chappaqua Children's Book Fest on September 30th!
https://ccbfestival.org/

03:09 PM - Aug 23, 2023

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September 10th: Looking forward to joining the bookjoy at Uptown Kidlit with Word Up Community Bookshop in NYC! I'll have stickers, bookmarks, and a big smile -- stop by and say hello! https://www.wordupbooks.co...

12:33 PM - Aug 17, 2023

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5 ways to support & advocate for your local library, including: just go on over!

https://action.everylibrar...

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5 Ways to Organize in Support of Your Local Library - EveryLibrary Action

How do you advocate for your library?

04:26 PM - Aug 11, 2023

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“We need to understand that hip-hop not only transformed America but also transformed the world....And it’s because of the vision Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell had 50 years ago.” https://wapo.st/45lARoD

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DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell threw a party that birthed hip-hop 50 years ago - The Washington Post

Cindy Campbell thought the most fun way to upgrade her wardrobe was to throw a back-to-school party with her brother, DJ Kool Herc, on Aug. 11, 1973 in the Bronx.

01:59 PM - Aug 11, 2023

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"Now, suddenly, me — a union writer for 30 years with a pension plan and everything else — suddenly now I’m a gig worker. Suddenly now, they only need me to come in for a day to ‘Blackify’ this script.” https://wordinblack.com/20...

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What the Ongoing Hollywood Strikes Mean for Black Creatives - Word In Black

It's already tough for Black actors and writers in Hollywood. Now low residual pay and artificial intelligence could push folks out.

09:28 AM - Aug 10, 2023

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"Because I had room to read widely as a child, I was able to safely explore difficult situations and emotions and be reminded that daily life, with its ups and downs, goes on in the face of hardship." Revisiting a piece I wrote a while back: https://www.readbrightly.c...

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The Tough But Important Task of Raising Free-Range Readers | Brightly

My first maternal instinct is often to shield, to do what I can to help my child avoid discomfort. But from the beginning, I was eager to share stories with my daughter that brought both smiles and tears.

12:50 PM - Jul 28, 2023

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"Children's books say: the world is huge. They say: hope counts for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy will matter, love will matter." https://www.bbc.com/cultur...

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Why adults should read children's books - BBC Culture

The best children's fiction "helps us refind things we may not even know we have lost", writes the author Katherine Rundell, with many books proving subversive and emboldening.

05:03 PM - Jul 13, 2023

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02:37 PM - Jul 07, 2023

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@rbreich

Today is the very last of my weekly “Wealth and Poverty” classes — not just the last class of this course, but my last class teaching any course now that I'm retired.

Even if you haven’t had a chance to keep up with all the others, please join this one. https://bit.ly/3D4HMWY

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My last “Wealth and Poverty” class! Forever! :(

Today is the very last of my weekly “Wealth and Poverty” classes — not just the last class of this course, but my last class teaching any course. I’m going to be retiring from teaching now. So this last class is quite special to me, and I hope it will be special to you. Even if you haven’t had a cha..

01:29 PM - Jul 07, 2023

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Spoutible Banned Book Club

@BannedBookClub

Based on the poll, the #SpoutibleBannedBookClub book for July 2023 is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Discussion of #Thug begins in about 3 weeks (TBD).

The August 2023 book will be Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman @Neilhimself

Echoes appreciated to get the word out!

#SBBC

Photo of book cover The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

12:13 AM - Jul 01, 2023

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Brooklyn- and NYC-area friends, please share

MISSING: REGINALD JACKSON
• Last seen in Mill Basin, Brooklyn near
East 55th & Ave O
•Driving a dark grey 2018 Toyota Avalon, license plate: HWA8846
• Wearing a grey t-shirt & green pajamas bottoms with slippers
Do you have any information that can help?
Call: 347-709-8584 | IG: @thenaomijackson |
Facebook.com/anaomi.jackson

07:55 PM - Jul 03, 2023

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"I hope that through Mr. Hinton’s story, readers will ...ask questions about what justice means in this country." https://afuse8production.s...

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The Sun Does Shine: How Does an Adult Title Get Adapted for Young People? A Talk with Olugbemisola Ruday-Perkovich and Anthony Ray Hinton

How do you adapt an adult title about wrongful conviction into a Young Reader's edition that will

08:38 AM - Jul 03, 2023

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"Understand that discomfort is at the root of all growth & learning...deepen your political analysis of racism & oppression so you have a strong understanding of how your personal experience & feelings fit into a larger picture." https://www.whitesupremacy...

08:33 PM - Jul 02, 2023

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Darryl Wharton-Rigby

@whartonrigby

Sometimes heroes do appear on stamps.

11:19 PM - Jun 21, 2023

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Torchy Windrush Brown

@DiasporaDiamond

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It is 75 years since the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948, carrying passengers from the Caribbean to fill labour shortages in the UK.
#Windrush75 #Windrush #BlackHistory365

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Windrush Day: What is Windrush and who are the Windrush generation? - BBC News

It is 75 years since a ship from the Caribbean to the UK became a symbol of a mass-migration movement.

08:34 AM - Jun 22, 2023

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@Deoliver47

2 Threaded Spouts

Issues swirling around compensation and justice for members of “The Windrush Generation” and the status of Black Britons are unresolved—just as the fact that we now have a federal Juneteenth holiday here in the States doesn’t mark an end to the ongoing racism, white supremacy & economic inequality

09:11 AM - Jun 22, 2023

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"DEI initiatives don’t automatically equate to better business practices. A diverse reads book club doesn’t translate to increased publicity or marketing budgets or detailed promotional plans." -Jennifer Baker https://electricliterature...

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Black Women Are Being Erased in Book Publishing - Electric Literature

“The Other Black Girl” tells a tried and true story of the challenges faced by Black publishing professionals

10:01 PM - Jun 20, 2023

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Special promotion -- my middle grade novel, OPERATION SISTERHOOD is $1.99 on Kindle today! Check it out: https://www.rhcbooks.com/b...

09:09 AM - Jun 20, 2023 (Edited)

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Black Music Project

@blackmusicproject

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In 1926, in Ariton, AL, Baptist minister Thomas Thornton and his wife Edna had a daughter named Willie Mae. Willie Mae was well-schooled in #gospel music by her choir-singing mother. But sadly, her mom passed away when Willie Mae was just 12 years old.
#ThreadChallenge {#id:426397#} #blues

A BMP infographic features an illustration of a young Black girl walking alone along railroad tracks. She is playing a harmonica and carrying a knapsack. One tear falls down her cheek. The text: In 1926, in the small Delta town of Ariton, Alabama, Reverend Thomas Thornton and his wife Edna welcomed their daughter Willie Mae into the world. Willie Mae was well-schooled in gospel music tradition by her Baptist minister father and choir-singing mother. But sadly, her mom passed away when little Willie Mae was just 12 years old.
Filled with the blues, she left her miserable home situation, hoping to become a singer and performer like her idol, Bessie Smith. Eventually, Willie Mae found work with various gospel, blues, and R&B acts as a singer, harmonica player, and drummer.

10:06 AM - May 17, 2023

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"Why can my worth, and who I am, be defined by some faceless cultural gatekeepers and not by me alone? And if my work does feel too unfamiliar, who else is being overlooked because of how they approach their craft? What deserves the public’s attention? Who is in danger of being erased?" https://www.

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Terence Blanchard: I Am Not Who You Want Me to Be - The New York Times

If you think you can define a musician’s identity only by his past work, listen again.

04:01 PM - Jun 16, 2023 (Edited)

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"Oppression is a social trauma … that impacts entire communities."

https://www.nationalequity...

09:33 AM - Jun 01, 2023

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