Updated: 3:34 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Lizz Schumer Senior editor
You know how the saying goes: Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But when we still haven t emerged from the ongoing effects of our past, taking the time to learn about where those forces originated and how we got where we are today becomes even more important.
Reading books written by Black authors can help add important context to the world we re living in, as well as shed light on systemic racism and discrimination for those who are privileged enough to not experience their impact firsthand. Literature is a powerful force. It can help further our own antiracist education, lift up voices that have been historically left out of the conversation and take the emotional burden off Black friends and colleagues to educate others too. Reading doesn t absolve us of taking meaningful action against injustice, but it s a start.
Yellow Wife : An enslaved woman must become her own savior inquirer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The music practically pours out of the pages of Denny S. Bryce s historical novel, set among the artists and dreamers of the 1920s. Honoree Dalcour is making her way in Chicago s Jazz Age, where she brushes elbows with Louis Armstrong and other aspiring chorus girls. In 2015, a film student has the chance to get to know Honoree then 110! and hear her story.
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amazon.com Most castles are defended by powerful men. This one, by women. So Stephanie Dray s riveting tale of a place where the past still echoes in the stones begins. The saga links multiple women who live in the French castle over the years, from the French Revolution to WWI and WWII. In addition to sharing an address, all three share inconvenient brushes with history. We can learn from Adrienne, Beatrice, and Marthe s stories, even as we re swept away.
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“Yellow Wife” author Sadeqa Johnson will participate in an online discussion of her historical novel Jan. 27. SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome author Sadeqa Johnson for a live, online discussion of her new historical novel “Yellow Wife” at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, via Zoom.
Johnson will converse with Kate Quinn, a bestselling author of historical fiction including “The Alice Network,” “The Huntress,” and “The Rose Code.”
“Yellow Wife” follows the life of Pheby Delores Brown as she unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the hell of slavery at the infamous Devil’s Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Va., where the enslaved are broken, tortured and sold every day. There, Pheby is exposed not just to her jailer’s cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive, Pheby will have to outwit him, and she soon will face the ultimate sacrifice.
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