Monthly Archives: February 2012
Feb. 21 In Honor of Jerry Pinkney
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Jerry Pinkney December 22, 1939 – Award-winning Children’s Book Illustrator 1st African-American Individual Winner of the Caldecott Award for Best Illustration For more information: http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/frameset.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2010921532_kidsbooks30.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pinkney
Feb. 20 In Honor of President Barack Obama
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On this important day of reflection, in which we remember the founding President of the United States of America, we recognize the immense strides of our country. In over 220 years of Presidential Leadership, 2008 heralded the first of African descent: Barack Hussein Obama II August 4, 1961 – 44th, current and first African American President of the United States Best-selling… Read more »
Feb. 19 In Honor of Nella Larsen
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Nella Larsen (born Nellie Walker) April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964 1st African-American Woman to received Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction Novelist of the canonical texts of the Harlem Renaissance Quicksand and Passing. For more information: http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/larsen.html http://www.gf.org/search?search=nella+larsen&x=0&y=0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nella_Larsen
Feb. 18 In Honor of James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938 1st African-American Professor at New York University (NYU), Creative Literature and Education Most noted for penning “Lift E’vry Voice and Sing” Author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist For more information: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/175/pages/jwj.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/johnson/life.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Weldon_Johnson
Feb. 17 In Honor of Gina Prince-Bythewood
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Gina Prince-Bythewood (born Gina Maria Prince) June 10, 1969 – Screenwriter and Director Credits include Love & Basketball, Disappearing Acts, and The Life of Bees (adapted from Sue Monk Kidd) For more information: http://www.tft.ucla.edu/profiles/social/gina-prince-bythewood/ http://www.thegrio.com/black-history/thegrios-100/thegrios-100-gina-prince-bythewood.php http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697656/bio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Prince-Bythewood
Feb. 16 In Honor of Bayard Rustin
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Bayard Rustin March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987 Leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence, and gay rights Proliferate Writer, see collection in Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin For more information: http://rustin.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbQKjr9Bu4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin
Feb. 15 In Honor of David Ruggles
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David Ruggles March 15, 1810 – December 16, 1849 Anti-Slavery Activist and Entrepreneur Opened what was perhaps the first African-American owned bookstore and printing press For more information: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/honoring-a-homegrown-forgotten-freedom-fighter/ http://www.freedomforum.org/publications/msj/courage.summer2000/y02.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ruggles
Feb. 14 In Honor of Ralph MacDonald
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Ralph MacDonald March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011 Percussionist, Songwriter, Musical Arranger, Record Producer, Steelpan Virtuoso and Philanthropist Co-Writer of “Where Is the Love” (1972) Recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway For more information: http://www.ralphmacdonald.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_MacDonald
Feb. 13 In Honor of E.J. Josey
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E. J. Josey January 20, 1924 – July 3, 2009 Activist, Librarian and Professor 1st black librarian to be accepted as a member of the Georgia Library Association For more information: http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~ejjosey/ http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6669152.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Josey
Feb. 12 In Honor of Marcus Books
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Marcus Books c. 1960 Nation’s oldest Black-owned bookstore In 1960, in the thriving Black business district known as the Fillmore, Julian and Raye Richardson were co-owners of The Success Printing Co. and avid readers. When friends didn’t return their books, they realized the need for a Black bookstore. It was named Success Book Store. After reading Marcus Garvey’s Philosophy and… Read more »