Black History Month 2021
Our theme for Black History Month 2021 is "Authors that Paved the Way."
Each week we will highlight a selection of authors.
Click links below their photos to find their works listed on Edelweiss.
Titles for Week 4 that connect with the idea:
"Black Joy"
"...joy and healing are legitimate and effective forms of protesting and resisting. They are innate to our being — and when your very being is a threat, to live your life joyously, noisily and without shame or restriction is powerful." - Chante Joseph
Featured Authors for Week 3 that connect with the idea:
"Power, Place, and Peace"
Click here for a list of Toni Morrison's works within Edelweiss.
Click here for a list of Richard Wright's works.
Click here for a list of J. California Cooper's works.
Click here for a list of Frederick Douglass' works.
Check back next week as we reveal more featured authors each week of the month.
Featured Authors for Week 2 that connect with the idea:
"Black Love"
Click here for a list of Beverly Jenkins' works within Edelweiss.
Click here for a list of Frances E.W. Harper's works.
Click here for a list of Brenda Jackson's works.
Click here for a list of Jasmine Guillory's works.
Check back next week as we reveal more featured authors each week of the month.
Featured Authors for Week 1 were:
"WRITING MY PLACE INTO EXISTENCE AND THE FUTURE"
Click here for a list of Octavia E. Butler's works within Edelweiss.
Click here for a list of James Baldwin's works.
Click here for a list of Audre Lorde's works.
Click here for a list of Langston Hughes' works.
Check back next week as we reveal more featured authors.
Is there a black author that has paved the way for you?
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