This month the GLLI blog will feature book recommendations and reflections on practice and curriculum connections related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs, as they are commonly referred to), written by various international school librarian friends, whose brains I have picked and arms I have twisted. The UN 2030 Agenda (17 goals … Continue reading March 2021: International School Teacher-Librarians and the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
#BlackIsBeautiful: Celebrating the Beauty of Blackness with BCALA
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) thanks the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative for the opportunity to showcase titles that celebrate Blackness. It’s important to promote literature about Black people and written by Black people all year long. BCALA serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful: Celebrating the Beauty of Blackness with BCALA
#Black Is Beautiful: Past and Present
Black Is Beautiful In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Barbadian-heritage Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” This monograph―the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career―tells the story of a key, but under-recognized, figure of the second Harlem Renaissance.Inspired by the writings of activist and black nationalist … Continue reading #Black Is Beautiful: Past and Present
#BlackIsBeautiful: Sapeurs, Sapeuses, and Dandies
Sapeurs: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congo British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa & Brazzaville: La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes ("Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People"). Its followers are known as »Sapeurs« (»Sapeuses« for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful: Sapeurs, Sapeuses, and Dandies
#BlackIsBeautiful Celebrating the Physical Beauty of Black People
African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album African American Faces of the Civi War: An Album by Ronald S. Codington Published by John Hopkins University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1421406251 Fighting for Freedom: photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture This is a fascinating and informative photo collection of seldom-seen … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful Celebrating the Physical Beauty of Black People
#BlackIsBeautiful: African Americans Living Abroad
By Deborah M. Robinson, MBA, PhD The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative strives to raise the visibility of world literature for adults and children at the local, national and international levels. What about literature by and about African Americans who live/lived around the world? This body of literature and the stories of the people it … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful: African Americans Living Abroad
#WorldKidLitWednesday: Meet Reviewer Lebohang Masango
Photo credit: Austin Malema Please extend a warm welcome to Lebohang Masango who joins the #WorldKidLit Wednesday team at the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative blog as a regular reviewer. Lebohang is a writer, poet and anthropologist with an impressive range of publications to her name, including Mpumi’s Magic Beads, a picture book for which … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: Meet Reviewer Lebohang Masango
#BlackIsBeautiful Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty
“Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder” Clichéd but true, this month’s theme emphasizing the physical beauty of Black people underlines this saying. What better way to pay homage to the diverse beauty of Black people than through photography? This lovely coffee table book beautifully illuminates Black beauty as viewed through the camera lens … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty
#BlackIsBeautiful: Iman The Beauty of Color
The Beauty of Color: The Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color by Iman ISBN-10 : 0399532846ISBN-13 : 978-0399532849Published by Putnam Adult Iman The Beauty of Color: The Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color outlines a program of skin care and makeup for women of color, drawing on the author's experience as a supermodel and founder … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful: Iman The Beauty of Color
#BlackIsBeautiful: Let’s do it for the culture: Books that celebrate the roots and origins of hip-hop music
The following books celebrate the beauty and roots of hip-hop music and culture. Casual readers and hip-hop aficionados will be thoroughly engaged with these books while bobbing their heads to the beats of their favorite "Master of Ceremonies" (MC) or newly discovered ones. Young Adult: Let Me Hear a Rhyme: by Tiffany D. Jackson Lyrics: … Continue reading #BlackIsBeautiful: Let’s do it for the culture: Books that celebrate the roots and origins of hip-hop music
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