PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The month of February marks Black History Month. The event honors the activists and other leaders who fought for Civil Rights and struggled against oppression. Here are five books for children and adults about the fight for equality.
Every year during Black History Month students from all grades across the country are introduced to or reminded of African Americans who in one way or another c
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For the past several years in recognition of Black History Month, the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition and Greater Herkimer Lions Club where I live it’s in upstate New York, if you don’t know have each donated a book to Herkimer County elementary schools and local libraries. Among the selections have been “The Sweet and Sour Animal Book,” “The Weary Blues” and “Not Without Laughter” by Langston Hughes, James Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on The Mountain,” Angie Thomas’ “the Hate U Give” and “Stamped” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.