“I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.” —Shirley Chisholm, 1970 Before Kamala Harris, before Hillary Rodham Clinton there was Shirley Chisholm. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of her historic presidential run in 1972, Amistad Books is republishing The Good Fight and Unbought and Unbossed. These two classic works chronicle her rise from the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Congress and her groundbreaking presidential run More ? | We track almost two dozen book awards to ensure you know about the most critically acclaimed books published. The American Library Association and has several awards that celebrate Black writers, including the Coretta Scott King Book Award which has been given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults since 1970. Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1918, but it would be almost half a century before a Black writer would be recognized. The National Book Awards have been bestowed since 1950, but in the next 3 decades only 2 Black authors would win the award. In recent years these awards have made great strides in recognizing Black talent. Learn all about these awards and discover some great books ? | From actor, director, producer, and author Eriq La Salle, comes the first in a heart-pounding crime thriller series. Every ten years, for the past 30 years, a dozen clergymen are killed, brutally murdered in twisted scenes emulating the deaths of Jesus and his disciples. Now, “The Martyr Maker” has set his mark on New York City. 30 years. 36 priests butchered. His bloodiest masterpiece is yet to come. The Laws of Depravity follows two NYPD detectives and an FBI agent as they race to catch a serial killer before he completes his last cycle of kills and disappears forever. More ? | Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi Goldberg lending her unique point of view. Two Old Broads is laugh out loud funny and tells it like it is for all of us who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in our golden years. Whoopi joins Dr. Hecht in a lively conversation about growing older with no apologies. Dr. Hecht, who passed away a few short months prior to publication, shares her 93 years of wisdom with Whoopi and their fellow “broads.” More ? | One can watch many baseball games before seeing a triple play. With this book E. Ethelbert Miller completes his baseball trilogy. How I Found Love Behind the Catcher’s Mask is a collection of poems that celebrates baseball by putting a spin on how the game brings meaning to one’s life. Well known Washington, D.C. poet, former Howard University professor, and literary activist, Ethelbert Miller is personal and political when writing from the batter’s box or pitching mound. Here are poems that tip their caps to Joe DiMaggio, Ken Griffey Sr., and Emmett Ashford. More ? | A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963, by the acclaimed authors of Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there and then that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. More ? | November 10, 2022, 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM For this month’s John Oliver Killens Reading Series, esteemed panelists will examine the state of self-publishing, independent publishing, as well as literary activism in the field of Black literature. Join Mahogany L. Browne, Poet-In-Residence, Lincoln Center; Paul Coates, Publisher of Black Classic Press; Linda Duggins, Vice President of Strategic Planning, Edelweiss by Above the Treeline; Troy Johnson, Founder and President of AALBC.com; and William Damani Keene (self-published author of Clandestine).
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