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Prequel to The Hate U Give eviscerates stereotypes about Black families Nic Stone, The Washington Post Jan. 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail - - - I will never forget the day I learned that my older cousin was pregnant. I was on the verge of turning 8, and the auntie who shared the news delivered it with this hint of foreboding - like a cautionary tale. Because my cousin was only 15. Fast-forward: It s 2018. I m 32, married eight years with two planned-for and deliberately conceived children. I m visiting an ultra-rich, glaringly White private school to give a talk on my debut novel, Dear Martin. I m standing at the front of a room with 150 (ultra-rich, glaringly White) kids, talking about the connection between systemic racism and implicit bias. And a young woman sitting in the front row raises her hand. ....
OverDrive Reports Surge in Digital Library Lending in 2020 By Andrew Albanese | Jan 07, 2021 A global pandemic and a national reckoning with race and social justice helped turn 2020 into a record year for digital lending in public libraries, according to OverDrive, the leading digital platform for public libraries and schools. Readers worldwide borrowed some 430 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines in the year, a hefty 33% increase over 2019, OverDrive officials reported, based on data drawn from some 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide. In a release this week, OverDrive checked off a list of records set in 2020, including: Total digital checkouts from libraries and schools: 430 million (+33% over 2019) ....