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Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace

November 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One of the things that always gets to me is that the Civil Rights movement was not “ancient history” but “recent history.” In fact, so recent that Diane Nash of Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement is only 85 years old (in 2023). This means that she is only about 12 years older than my father. And while that is a bit of a gap when you are in your early teens and someone is in her 20’s, that still […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: African American & Black, African American & Black Women, Bryan Collier, civil rights, Diane Nash, Sandra Neil Wallace, Social Activists, women

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:827 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: African American & Black, African American & Black Women, Bryan Collier, civil rights, Diane Nash, Sandra Neil Wallace, Social Activists, women ·
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From Football field to the Art Gallery

July 16, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who is Ernie Barnes? Some people might know him from the football field and some might know him from the art galleries. I know him from Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace (and illustrated by Bryan Collier). Barnes was a young boy growing up in North Carolina. Shy, not good with words and a love of art set him apart at an early age. However, he was unable to partake in the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, Bryan Collier, Ernie Barnes, football, Sandra Neil Wallace, sports

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:265 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, Bryan Collier, Ernie Barnes, football, Sandra Neil Wallace, sports ·
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