“I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was on of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive.” ― Harriet Tubman February is Black History Month, where we take time to recognize African American…
Black History Month is the yearly celebration of the achievements by African Americans and “a time to recognize the central roles of African Americans in U. S. History”. In the United States, February is the month chosen to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of renowned African-Americans and other peoples of African descent; to spotlight how…
“Racism separates, but it never liberates. Hatred generates fear, and fear once given a foothold; binds, consumes and imprisons. Nothing is gained from prejudice. No one benefits from racism.” ― Thurgood Marshall Books About Social Justice Just mercy : adapted for young people : a true story of the fight for justice Bryan Stevenson The young…
“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.” – Maya Angelou Writers are those who commits his or her thoughts, ideas, and feelings to paper. They…
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. Carter G. Woodson Facts @ Black History Month The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created by Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Carter…
Author at a Glance: Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia Moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three- wrote throughout childhood After graduating high school and leaving the army, he earned a BA from Empire State College. He wrote full time after…
