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One Book One Bronx
One Book One Bronx is a new style book discussion group that hosts restorative conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, and racial inequality. Reading selections reflect the racial, economic, and gender demographics of the borough and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of literature.
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Bronx Book Fair
May 7 & 8, 2016, 12-6pm Bronx Book Fair Bronx Library Center 310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY For complete details visit www.BronxBookFair.com
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Gateway to Freedom by Eric Foner – NYTimes.com
“I dreaded the approach of summer, when snakes and slaveholders made their appearance,” wrote Harriet Jacobs, author, educator, servant, mother of two — and escaped slave.
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Best Books of 2014
BEST BOOKS OF 2014 by Clarence V. Reynolds Freelance editor and literary arbiter Clarence V. Reynolds reads five books per day, or was that per month.
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Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” – The New Yorker
by Teju Cole Then the bus began driving into clouds, and between one cloud and the next we caught glimpses of the town below. It was suppertime and the town was a constellation of yellow points.
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The Books That Made Me Who I Am by Roxane Gay | BuzzFeed
Nearly every day, a friend or acquaintance tags me on Facebook, asking me to share a list of 10 books that have influenced me. Nearly every day, I read such lists from the same circle of friends and acquaintances.
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16 Empowering Books for Teenage Black Girls | ForHarriet.com
Posted by Michelle Denise Jackson I still remember what it was like to be a teenager. I was a fury of emotions, dreams, ideas. I was awkward, self-assured, and painfully uncomfortable in my skin all at the same time.
