This month’s featured author, Maya Angelou, is a Black American memoirist, poet and civil rights activist. She tells her story about growing up in the south through her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Last week, we talked about two women who also knew a lot about the Civil Rights Movement and …
Our featured writer this month is Nikki Giovanni, a poet, activist, commentator and educator whose writing was inspired by her experiences during the civil rights movement. She is one of the world’s most well-known African-American poets. Let’s learn a little more about her. Her background She was born June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. After …
Welcome to our Featured Author post for January. Every month, we will feature an author whose writing will help us understand the current quarterly theme. I chose Ibram X. Kendi as our featured author this month. We will see how his writing helps us to understand the history diversity and inclusion in our country. What …
