Today the new app Open eBooks has launched, and we couldn't be more excited! Open eBooks was created by the New York Public Library to allow children of in-need households to read award-winning titles for free, with no checkouts or holds. These titles can be read on a number of
Month: February 2016
My first trip to Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show
Marley Dias, Creator of #1000BlackGirlBooks, Will Be Honored At The Pretty Brown Girl Celebration At Spelman College
Toni Morrison is 85 Today!
Happy 85th Birthday to the phenomenal Toni Morrison! Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated contemporary novelist. Known for her vivid story telling and intricate themes, Morrison's various works have received critical acclaim. Her best known novels are The Bluest Eye (1970), Sula (1973), Song of Solomon (1977), and Beloved
ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey Makes History as the First African American to Lead a Major Network
Paul Lee, ABC's entertainment president, has resigned. According to the New York Times, the decision comes after tensions between Lee and Ben Sherwood, chairman of Disney-ABC Television Group, came to a head. The two apparently disagreed on programming choices. His successor is Channing Dungey, who becomes the first Black president of
Lupita Nyong’o Makes Broadway Debut in First All Black Female Broadway Production
Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o and the cast of the new Broadway play Eclipsed are making history, starring in Broadway's first all Black and female production. The play, written by Zimbabwean-American playwright and actress Danai Gurira of the Walking Dead, tells the story of five women drawn together by chaos resulting from the Liberian
