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Gentrification Meets Get Out in Brooklyn

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

March 13, 2022 by donttrustthe_bea 4 Comments

I couldn’t put down this book after starting it. I burned through it in one and a half days, because sleep,  it it was engaging all the way through and the ending was insane. Loved the story, as it’s something that resonates with me (gentrification in NYC has gotten so bad and so many people have been displaced/ out priced because of it). I also loved the slight sci-fi elements of this book, a turn I was not expecting as it starts out as a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, Black History, gentrification, psychological thriller, sci-fi, thriller

donttrustthe_bea's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Alyssa Cole, Black History, gentrification, psychological thriller, sci-fi, thriller ·
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You’ve heard of some, but come for the ones that kicked a$$ a little more quietly

Stand Up! 10 Might Women Who Made a Change by Brittney Cooper

February 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Stand Up! 10 Might Women Who Made a Change is the latest book in a slightly crowded genre of women of color making their mark in American history. With that said, it is a welcomed edition as it has a few people you have probably not heard of, making it fresh in many ways. Brittney Cooper introduces us to women who have inspired them, and others in these pages. The biographical information is presented as a story, making it easy to follow along. This book […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Black History, brittney cooper, Claudette Colvin, Lelia Foley, Prathia Hall, Rosa Parks, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black, US History, various women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Black History, brittney cooper, Claudette Colvin, Lelia Foley, Prathia Hall, Rosa Parks, Social Themes, United States - African American & Black, US History, various women ·
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Maybe it is or isn’t art, but the woman behind it made an impact

Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey

February 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey is a sweet story about a woman who we might not have heard of, but one that in many ways changed the world. Hitting many first landmarks, such as Almas Thomas was the first black woman to have an art show at a particular museum, she was the first contemporary artwork and first woman of color to have their work in the White House), but she also just seemed to be a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Alma Thomas, art, Black History, Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise, painting, United States history

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:63 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Alma Thomas, art, Black History, Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise, painting, United States history ·
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Reading Can Give you more than an education

Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month by Deborah Hopkinson

February 1, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month is a longer picture book, therefore, it might not be the best for an active child. It is filled with an accessible tone to the subject of the life and times of Woodson. The older listener (ages five and up) would be perfect. And even though it is in a picture book format ages seven to nine could use as a reference, but not as the only source. The book […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, Black History, Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, Deborah Hopkinson, Don Tate, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, Black History, Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, Deborah Hopkinson, Don Tate, Social Themes ·
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Two out of three in Caste bingo (is not a game I want to win)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

February 23, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I imagine at the end of the day this book is more like 3.5 stars that I am rounding up. I’d say it’s three star for what it is trying to do, but four stars if I take it at what (I thought) was face value. Which is to say, I just finished this book and feel 50/50 convinced by Wilkerson’s thesis that America suffers from a caste issue, as opposed to (or, above a) race issue. I am Indian-American, so taking a step back […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, Black History, isabel wilkerson

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, Black History, isabel wilkerson ·
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High fives all around!

A High Five For Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner

February 2, 2021 by cosbrarian 2 Comments

Sixth grader Silas Wade adores baseball, and it adores him. Center fielder for his middle-school league and the heart of the team, Silas loves to boost morale with good-natured pranks, spreading love of The Sandlot (aka the greatest movie of all time), but most importantly winning games.  For his middle school biography project, Silas turns to baseball too, and knocks it out of the park with a presentation on Glenn Burke, five-tool talent of the L.A. Dodgers in the 1970s, who not only killed it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Baseball, Bildner, Black History, Children's Books, coming out, glenn burke, LGBTQ, lgbtq history, middle grade, phil, Phil Bildner, queer author, Queer characters

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Sports · Tags: Baseball, Bildner, Black History, Children's Books, coming out, glenn burke, LGBTQ, lgbtq history, middle grade, phil, Phil Bildner, queer author, Queer characters ·
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