"For 95 years, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has preserved, protected, and fostered a greater understanding of the Black experience through its collections, exhibitions, programs, and scholarship. In response to the uprisings across the globe demanding justice for Black lives, the Schomburg Center has created a Black Liberation Reading List. The 95 titles on the list represent books we and the public turn to regularly as activists, students, archivists, and curators, with a particular focus on books by Black authors and those whose papers we steward."
by Schomburg Center Staff
June 9, 2020
"Throughout American history people of the African Diaspora have been called so many things...all the things...but what does it truly mean, and how does it impact or affect the way we see ourselves?"
Author Angie Thomas tells Lester Holt that she wrote “The Hate U Give,” which focuses on the shooting of an unarmed African-American teenager, to give young people a voice and show they are valued.
"Wrongly convicted as teenagers for a crime that shocked New York City, the five men who came to be known as the "Central Park Five," who were exonerated by a jailhouse confession and DNA tests, are the subjects of a new Netflix miniseries."
"50 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Loving -- Mildred and Richard Loving, who successfully sued the state of Virginia, forcing it to recognize their interracial marriage. That landmark case overturned laws against interracial marriages all across the country."
"With Former First Lady Michelle Obama back on the show, Ellen wanted to show her how much of an amazing impact and great inspiration she's been, not only for Americans, but for people all over the world."
"Listen to award-winning author Angie Thomas describe how the horror of police shootings of black youth and the hope of Black Lives Matter inspired her novel The Hate U Give."
"Bessie Coleman wanted to fly, and she wouldn't take no for an answer. As the first African American woman with a pilot's license, she proved her skill as a stunt pilot."
"Actresses Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae star in the upcoming biographical drama “Hidden Figures,” in which they portray three real-life African-American women — math experts who were key to NASA during the Space Race of the 1960s."
"Ronald Coddington discusses the third volume in his series on Civil War soldiers, which contains previously unpublished photographs of African American Civil War participants -- many of whom fought to secure their freedom."
A 28 video playlist of inspiring black women in music, show business, government, and more.
