Two Children’s Books that Promote Diversity and Compassion
We live in a mostly white, suburban neighborhood. Most everybody is Christian. There isn’t a lot of diversity or chances …
Category Archives: African American
Thank You, Alice Walker, for Rescuing Zora Neale Hurston
I recently read Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). It is the second time I have …
A Bestseller Worthy of the Praise: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
I picked up The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks expecting a charming bildungsroman of a young girl in the south …
The African American Experience: Roots and W. E. B. Du Bois
Alex Haley, famous for writing Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), searched for identity by tracing his family …
