Angela P. Dodson

Nevertheless, She Persisted

This year, the National Women’s History Project has chosen the theme of “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women” for National Women’s History Month, which begins March 1.

March 7, 2018

50 Years After King

On January 15, when we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.— this year on his actual birthday — we will undoubtedly also recall that it has been 50 years since his death. He was killed on April 4, 1968. Nearly everyone who was alive then remembers where and how he or she heard the news. (I was listening to the radio in our kitchen near Charleston, W.Va., while my brother was at a Temptations concert in town.)

December 30, 2017

A Month for Books

While we love and promote books year-round, October is National Book Month. To join in the celebration, read to children or the elderly. Discuss books in your classroom if you are an instructor. Attend book signings and festivals. Buy a book or several.

October 4, 2017

Are HBCUs Necessary

As a new school year begins, historically black colleges have been making news. These developments come at a time when the role and relevance of black colleges have often come into question. One of our selections from Diversebooks.net for back-to-school reading offers ammunition for the debate on whether historically black institutions of higher learning still matter.

September 5, 2017

It’s A Small World

For better or for worse, the change of Presidential administrations has produced many global controversies in just a few short months, forcing us to remember how small and fragile our planet is.

August 16, 2017

The New Nation

As we prepare to celebrate the nation’s founding, it is a good time to reflect on the history of the colonial period, the Revolution and the creation of our government.

July 5, 2017

A Month of Music

Black Music Month began in 1979 when a group led by Kenny Gamble, half of the famous Gamble and Huff songwriting and music production team, developed the idea for the observance and pitched it to President Jimmy Carter, according to the National Museum of African-American Music.

June 6, 2017

For Our Mothers

Our thoughts turn to mothers and grandmothers at this time of year, as Mother’s Day rolls around on the second Sunday of May. We looked through our collections to select some giftable titles for the moms on your list or your own pleasure. Some of these titles from DiverseBooks.net remind us that motherhood has sorrows as well as joys.

May 3, 2017

Learning Diversity

April is “Celebrate Diversity” Month. It has been observed since 2005, when two diversity companies, the Minneapolis-based ProGroup, Inc. and the Washington, D.C.-based Diversity Best Practices, created a proclamation for the observance. It is a time to recognize and understand our differences — by gender, race, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability and other factors — while honoring our common humanity.

April 3, 2017

Trailblazing Women

The National Women’s History Project has declared the theme for this year’s observance of Women’s History Month (March) to be “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” and has selected honorees from those fields.

February 27, 2017

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