Andrew Maraniss’ Strong Inside, which chronicles the career of Perry Wallace, the first African-American college basketball player in the south, and serves an important role in facilitating campus and community discussions around racial tensions in the US, is now available in YA format.
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YA Version of Maraniss’ Strong Inside Opens Civil Rights Story to Middle Schoolers
Posted in Andrew Maraniss, Dana Johnson, Elsewhere California, Glory Over Everything, Grant Park, James Edward Mills, kathleen grissom, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Leonard Pitts, LitBits, Mourner's Bench, Sanderia Faye, Strong Inside, The Adventure Gap, The Condemnation of Blackness
Also tagged Andrew Maraniss, Basketball, Black History Month, civil rights, Race Relations, Sports, Strong Inside
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Sanderia Faye’s Mourner’s Bench More Relevant Than Ever
Now more than ever before, it’s important to get the conversations going about Black History and the future of racism in America. Sanderia Faye’s Mourner’s Bench is an ideal choice to help navigate these conversations.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Books In Common, Community Reads Programs, diversity, feminism, International & World Politics, Mourner's Bench, Sanderia Faye
Also tagged 1960s, Black History Month, civil rights
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