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Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highli...
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I wrote a holiday novella! Give it a read if you like Black Christmas movies, one-sided enemies to lovers, messy heroines, and a hero who's good with his hands 😉
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Major Owens was a librarian who helped found the NY Social Responsibilities Round Table. He went on to become a NY State Senator and then a US Rep, following Shirley Chisolm. He shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act through the House. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Major Owens was a librarian who helped found the NY Social Responsibilities Round Table. He went on to become a NY State Senator and then a US Rep, following Shirley Chisolm. He shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act through the House. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
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Join the #iSchoolUI for a special screening of “Are You A Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians.” It will be followed by a Q&A panel with Interim Dean Emily Knox, Rodney Freeman (director), and Asia Harris (writer). Register here ▶️ bit.ly/4qR9oGn
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Join the #iSchoolUI for a special screening of “Are You A Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians.” It will be followed by a Q&A panel with Interim Dean Emily Knox, Rodney Freeman (director), and Asia Harris (writer). Register here ▶️ bit.ly/4qR9oGn
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In 1965 E.J. Josey became the first Black librarian in the Georgia Library Assoc. which had been whites-only for 68 yrs. He co-founded the Black Caucus of ALA and became president of ALA in 1984. He wrote the Handbook of Black Librarianship. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In 1965 E.J. Josey became the first Black librarian in the Georgia Library Assoc. which had been whites-only for 68 yrs. He co-founded the Black Caucus of ALA and became president of ALA in 1984. He wrote the Handbook of Black Librarianship. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
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@fobettarh.bsky.social has made such a positive difference in the LIS field and a personal impact on many of us. We will feel her loss forever. Right now her family is asking for folks to please continue to donate to her gofundme to help cover costs. Please donate and share: gofund.me/6629f3bd9
Donate to Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
NEW UPDATE
Dear readers,
This isn’t the update I was … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs
gofund.me
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
@fobettarh.bsky.social has made such a positive difference in the LIS field and a personal impact on many of us. We will feel her loss forever. Right now her family is asking for folks to please continue to donate to her gofundme to help cover costs. Please donate and share: gofund.me/6629f3bd9
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I'm 48 today! You don't have to buy 48 of my books but one or two would be nice!
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
books2read.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I'm 48 today! You don't have to buy 48 of my books but one or two would be nice!
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
#romancelandia
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
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T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing." n.pr/3L6S8xu
Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69
T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing."
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing." n.pr/3L6S8xu
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I want to repost @fobettarh.bsky.social's fundraiser as she needed to be moved to the ICU a few weeks ago and remains there. Her support network can use more coins from those in a position to donate, or to boost/spread the word. Fobazi is a wonderful human being: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant
www.gofundme.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I want to repost @fobettarh.bsky.social's fundraiser as she needed to be moved to the ICU a few weeks ago and remains there. Her support network can use more coins from those in a position to donate, or to boost/spread the word. Fobazi is a wonderful human being: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I wrote a holiday novella! Give it a read if you like Black Christmas movies, one-sided enemies to lovers, messy heroines, and a hero who's good with his hands 😉
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highli...
a.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I wrote a holiday novella! Give it a read if you like Black Christmas movies, one-sided enemies to lovers, messy heroines, and a hero who's good with his hands 😉
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
Yesterday afternoon I saw Fremont Ave. at Arena Stage. What a performance by Bradley Gibson--three separate roles conveyed so distinctly and so well
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday afternoon I saw Fremont Ave. at Arena Stage. What a performance by Bradley Gibson--three separate roles conveyed so distinctly and so well
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit on Black watermen and women arrives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, illuminating more than a century of Black people’s experience and expertise in fishing, crabbing, and oystering. www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/smithsonian-...
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Arrives on Eastern Shore, Partnering on Black Watermen’s History | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
In Centreville on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center and Alumni Association is the proud new host of the Smithsonian’s Traveling Exhibit Series.
www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit on Black watermen and women arrives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, illuminating more than a century of Black people’s experience and expertise in fishing, crabbing, and oystering. www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/smithsonian-...
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Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination.
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...
I wrote a holiday novella! Give it a read if you like Black Christmas movies, one-sided enemies to lovers, messy heroines, and a hero who's good with his hands 😉
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Gonna Take a Miracle: A Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Hope, Amanda. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highli...
a.co
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I wrote a holiday novella! Give it a read if you like Black Christmas movies, one-sided enemies to lovers, messy heroines, and a hero who's good with his hands 😉
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
a.co/d/23Q8Yww
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Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
I saw Furlough's Paradise at Theater Alliance last night, and it was so beautifully performed. Great exploration of displacement and institutions/what it means to be institutionalized
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I saw Furlough's Paradise at Theater Alliance last night, and it was so beautifully performed. Great exploration of displacement and institutions/what it means to be institutionalized
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Our friend Fobazi could use our help. And all of our good energy for a complete recovery. gofund.me/11eb33bb
Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant
gofund.me
August 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Our friend Fobazi could use our help. And all of our good energy for a complete recovery. gofund.me/11eb33bb