I don’t know about you, but I am indulging in a lot of feel-good, escapism reading lately. When the world feels like a giant dumpster […]
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Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name “Karen” represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its […]
Creepy October Thrillers
October and fall weather always gets me in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a creepy book. I don’t really get much […]
Heights Libraries Board and FRIENDs of Heights Libraries create ‘Black Excellence’ mural
On September 26, local artists Jimmy Hayden and Wayne Pollard, and Heights Libraries board member Gabe Crenshaw, transformed the parking lot of the Coventry PEACE […]
Top Reads from August
I don’t know about anyone else, but my reading habits have come and gone in fits and bursts since COVID-19 hit. Some months, I’ll only […]
New Fiction by Black Authors
Back in June, the Matchmakers made a reading list called Addressing Race And Racism Through Reading. It includes both non-fiction titles, so readers can learn […]
Decolonizing my reading
Lately, I’ve been attempting to decolonize my reading habits. In the past, I never really paid that much attention to the color or gender of […]
Black Stories to Share with Young Children
Black lives matter. Black creators matter. Black stories matter. The list below features picture books written by Black authors. Most are also illustrated by Black artists. […]
