Black History Month Book List
by Corrie Lyndes, AmeriCorps Outreach & Development VISTA Picture Books: Freedom’s School by Lesa Cline-Ransome When Lizzie’s parents are granted their freedom from slavery, Mama says its time for Lizzie and her brother Paul to go to a real school—a new one, built just for them. Lizzie can’t wait. The scraps of learning she has […]
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By Corrie Lyndes, Americorps VISTA Today, we celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. as a scholar, minister, and civil rights leader. Growing up black in the south, Martin Luther King and his family experienced segregation and racism, despite being heavily involved with the church and their community. His father, Martin Sr., […]