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@SeatGeek I need help, spent hours today trying to access a ticket and have had no luck so missed the match.
His recording of “The House I Live” In a few months prior to this release included a brief quotation of “Lift Every Voice” and Sing that is gorgeous and so elegant.
On this day in 1958, Sonny Rollins records his album Freedom Suite. "America is deeply rooted in Negro culture... How ironic that the Negro, who more than any other people can claim America's culture as his own... is being rewarded with inhumanity." –S.R. youtube.com/watch?v=OTGJGhh-…
Paule Marshall is one of the great writers of the Caribbean and Caribbean American and Black American experience. We are so fortunate to have a biography of her written by the outstanding literary scholar Mary Helen Washington 💙
Mary Helen Washington with Edwidge Danticat and Farah Jasmine Griffin | Greenlight Bookstore greenlightbookstore.com/even…
This was my mother’s first employer and she has always spoken of him in the highest regard. May he rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾
One of the great American Civil Rights Icons has died. Dr. Norman C. Francis, President of Xavier University for decades he built that institution into the premiere pre-med programs in the country sending more students into med school than any other college in the country. A champion of education and the epitome of Black intellectual excellence.
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We're thrilled to present the Achievement in Audiobook Production award, given once again, in collaboration with @audible! Honoring excellence in performance, production, and innovation in storytelling, this prize recognizes either an individual or an ensemble cast. Congratulations to all the finalists!
Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast)
Jason Mott (@JasonMott @dmmckiernan)
Imani Perry (@imaniperry)
Ocean Vuong (@lindakornucopia)
Virginia Evans (@gildeak)
Join us as the winner is named at the 46th annual Book Prize awards ceremony on April 17 at Bovard Auditorium on the @USCedu campus. Info and tickets at the link in bio or latimes.com/bookprizes!
I campaigned for Jesse Jackson as a kid in his 1984 race. The rainbow coalition was the most righteous political concept I’ve ever seen make its way into mainstream politics and a beautiful extension of Fred Hampton’s vision.
From a treatise on the symbolism behind the colour blue, to the story of a young Black girl who dreams of being a baseball star, these are the NOTL library's recommendations for Black History Month. niagaranow.com/news.phtml/wh…
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Our 2025 Editors’ Picks are here! Global Black History co-editor @taoleighgoffe recommends "Black in Blues" by @imaniperry, "Baldwin: A Love Story" by Nicholas Boggs, "Natural Connection" by Joycelyn Longdon, & "The House Archives Built" by @dorothyjberry.
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The latest episode of our podcast 🎧 "Everything Blue" is out now: A short book review of @imaniperry's "Black in Blues" produced by a newer member of the IKB token collective ⤵️
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DéLana R.A. Dameron, Writer of the Black South, Dies at 40 nytimes.com/2025/12/09/books… via @NYTimes
11 Books About Disability as an Ethics of Care electricliterature.com/11-bo… via @electriclit
Honored 🙏🏾
It's that special time of the year... CPL's 2025 Best of Best lists are here! Best of Best compiles 2025's top reads for kids, teens and adults.
Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆
View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest
