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Black History Month: Picturing Families
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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Black History Month, Children's, Families, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Adinkra, BHM, Black families, Black History Month, Bryan Collier, Diversity, Gabrielle Union, Grandparents, Jerry Pinkney, Lizzy Rockwell, Misty Copeland, picture books
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History develops themes for Black History Month each year. The themes “reflect changes in how people of African descent in […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Teen Activists
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #activism, #activist, #teenactivism, #teenactivist, 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Welcome back! Can you believe we are already in to month two of our 2021 RPL Teen Reading Challenge?! How is it going for you so far? As I mentioned […]
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New Richmond Public Law Library Book Club
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Events, Law Library
| Tagged with Angela P. Dodson, Doris Stevens, Jailed For Freedom, law, Lucy Burns Museum, Occoquan Workhouse, Oliver W. Hill, Oliver W. Hill Book Club, Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box, Richmond Public Library, Spottswood Robinson, Virginia history
The Richmond Public Law Library is launching the bi-monthly Oliver W. Hill Book Club on Monday, March 8th online. The club is named in honor of Oliver W. Hill (1907–2007), […]
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Explore Black History Across America
Posted about 4 years ago by Katherine Daigle
The roots of Black History Month spans back to 1926 when what is now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), established the second week […]
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The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History”, established Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week in February because of two important birthdays – Frederick Douglass on […]
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Celebrate the Days – February
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with celebrations
Just because February is the shortest month of the year doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of celebratory days. There are holidays and observances every day in February. Twenty eight reasons […]
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Book Horoscopes – Capricorn
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Horoscopes, Book Reviews, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with astrology, book recommendations, book recs, horoscopes, reading suggestions
Every month of 2021 we will be sharing a tailored horoscope blog post for the current sun sign. We are a little late for Capricorn but please forgive me. Especially […]
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2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Immigration in the U.S.
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, immigrantstories, immigration, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Hello readers! Have you decided to partake in our first ever Teen Reading Challenge? If so, have you gotten started yet? Maybe you’re looking for a little inspiration. Well, I’ve […]
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS: PART II
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Book Reviews, Law Library
| Tagged with Blue Campaign, Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness, Human Trafficking in Virginia, Human Trafficking Prevention, IMPACTVirginia, law, Richmond Justice IIniative, Samaritan House
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On the Federal Level The federal government has increased its domestic anti-human trafficking programs. One program […]
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS: PART I
Posted about 4 years ago by kathryn Coker
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Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library
| Tagged with Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, law, Modern Slavery, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, What is human Trafficking
In December 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. His proclamation read in part: Nearly a century and a half ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued […]
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