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Black Resistance Knows No Bounds in History: A Reading List

February 17, 2023

The Sunshine Pearl-Clutching Brigade is back on their BS and doubling down. Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida banned a new AP African American Studies course under the pretense that it’s “indoctrination” that “runs afoul of [their] standards.” This is almost a year after the Florida legislature banned the teaching of “the state-sanctioned racism that is critical race theory” with the Stop WOKE Act. It’s giving unwoke on numerous levels. Read more →

Posted at 03:33 PM in A Black Women’s History of the United States, A Worthy Piece of Work, An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, And the Category Is..., Biography and Memoir, Christian Coleman, Freedom Dreams, History, Jesus and the Disinherited, Living While Black, One Drop, Queer Perspectives, Race and Ethnicity in America, Religion, School Clothes, Science and Medicine, Soul Culture, The Birdcatcher, Twice As Hard | | Comments (0)

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Sparking Joy with Our Holiday Sale!

December 12, 2022

Look how fast holiday season crept up on us. Where did 2022 go? Well, now’s the time to hunt for gifts for the loved ones in your life. Save 30% on everything at beacon.org through December 31 using code SPARKJOY30! Scroll down and you’ll see some selections to give you ideas. Read more →

Posted at 06:35 PM in A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories, And the Category Is..., Breaking Bread, Common Grace, Freedom Dreams, Kindred, Soul Culture, The Birdcatcher, The Blooming of a Lotus: Revised and Expanded, The Radiant Lives of Animals, Vinegar Hill, Women and Other Monsters | | Comments (0)

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