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CULTURAL AWARENESS
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BLACK PAST
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music for the lyrics.
Seba Enrichment Academy provides all youth, teens and adults a place to learn about, experience and gain a deeper understanding of African & African American History & Culture. Click the image to visit website!
"Black History shouldn’t be treated as though it is somehow separate from our collective American history. Despite a tragic American history that saw Black people bought and sold into slavery, a continuing fight against everyday racism, and urgent issues like police brutality, we've remained strong. Black Americans confront a layered, painful past while making countless cultural contributions.
Chester County is the ancestral home of the Lenape people.
The Lenape people, who occupied this land for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. We acknowledge, honor, and respect the past, present, and future of the diverse Indigenous peoples connected to this land, whose presence continues in the region due to their resilience in the face of colonization.
NOVEMBER IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH
YOUNGER READERS
- Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juan Martinez-Neal
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - For Young People* by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- The 1619 Project: Born on the Water* by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman & Loren Long
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose*
- Dreamers* by Yuyi Morales
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corners* by Joanna Ho
- I Am Brown* by Ashok Banker
- I Am Enough* by Grace Byers
- I Have a Question by Sonia Sotomayor (English and Spanish)
- Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor
- Our Skin by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas
- Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family* by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
- Separate is Never Equal* by Donald Tonatiuh
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh* by Supriya Kelkar
- The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi
- The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz
- The Year We Learned to Fly* Jacqueline Woodson
- We Are Water Protectors* by Carole Lindstrom
- Who Are Your People? (Audio)* by Bakari Sellers (Author), Reggie Brown
yOUNG ADULT AND ADULT READERS
- The 1619 Project : a new origin story / edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein.
- An African American and Latinx History of the United States* - Paul Ortiz
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States* by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Black Reconstruction In America- by W.E.B. Du Bois
- Call Us What We Carry: Poems* by Amanda Gorman
- Caste* by Isabel Wilkerson
- Dispatches from the Race War* by Tim Wise
- Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy* by Rachel Ricketts
- How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America*. by Clint Smith (April selection for Diversity Book Group Unitarian Congregation of WC)
- Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City* by Andrea Elliott
- It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America by Reniqua Allen
- Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture by Ed Morales
- Lies My Teacher Told Me* by James Loewen
- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
- Nice Racism How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm* by Robin DiAngelo ·
- Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads by Al Sharpton
- South to America* by Imani Perry*
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You* by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
- “Surviving Racism: a Memoir of Life, Love and Faith – The Charles and Alice Thomas Story,” by Alice Thomas
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. 2017 by Michael Eric Dyson
- The Black Friend: On Being A Better White Person* by Frederick Joseph
- The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
- The Racial Healing Handbook* by Anneliese A. Singh
- You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation* by Julissa Arce.
- We Are Called To Be A Movement* by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The books marked with an *asterick are available free of charge via Libby, as part of the Chester County Library system.
America Made Lady Liberty a Hypocrite
In 1865, Édouard de Laboulaye, "Father of the Statue of Liberty," proposed creating a monument for the United States. As the president of the French Anti-Slavery Society, de Laboulaye believed that the passage of the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery in the U.S., 1865) was a milestone and it proved that justice and liberty for all was possible.
Too often we hear, “This is not who we are. We are better than this.” The 2nd part of this statement is aspirational. The 1st part raises the question, "If this is not who we are, then who are we?" Civil Rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson
Feb. 1, 1901 - May 22, 1967
was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
He sought to honestly portray the joys and hardships of working-class black lives, avoiding both sentimental idealization and negative stereotypes.
Providing support for each other in efforts to raise & guide children who are inclusive, informed & brave when it comes to race.
Sesame Street in Communities is building stronger, smarter, and kinder children by training parents, caregivers, and providers. Providing free tools & resources to enhance the work they do with children and families.
