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Freedom Friends’ Book Club

If you’ve been meaning to read more, and more widely, during the pandemic, you’re in luck: We’re teaming up with Elementz and the teen librarians at the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library to launch a new book club for Democracy & Me students and educators, WVXU staff and listeners, and any other community members who wish to discover some exciting, diverse authors with us.

Asian Legends Reimagined

May 3, 2021 Julie Coppens 0

A dangerous smile. A never-ending war. A vampire diary full of incrimminating receipts. A feast for ghosts, prepared with love. Our May selection, A Thousand […]

‘There is power in the word’: The Poet X

April 1, 2021 Julie Coppens 0

Unhide-able, unheard—until, through the power of her poetry, unleashed. Meet Xiomara Batista, heroine of our April selection, The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo’s debut novel-in-verse. With […]

Beauty Slays in ‘The Belles’

March 4, 2021 Julie Coppens 0

What if you alone had the power to transform, to heal, to beautify… or to destroy? Our March selection is The Belles, a dazzling dystopian […]

February 2021 selection: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

January 19, 2021 Julie Coppens 0

Thanks to everyone who hopped on Zoom Jan. 18 to talk about Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, with […]

January, 2021 Freedom Friends Book Club Meeting

December 23, 2020 Webmaster 0

Join us on Monday, January 18 at 7 p.m. for the first meeting of the Freedom Friends Book Club, featuring Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, […]

Integrating African American Authors into Your Curriculum

December 7, 2020 David Childs 12

By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityIntroductionWhen I was growing up in my inner city predominantly Black elementary school I do not ever remember […]

New for 2021: Freedom Friends Book Club

December 1, 2020 Webmaster 0

If you’ve been meaning to read more, and more widely, during the pandemic, you’re in luck: We’re teaming up with Elementz and the teen librarians […]

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