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Thee #HomeOfBlackBooks still riding with @nonamereads Bookclub! Currently available are April's picks as well as selections from the previous months. Stay connected for all additions and restocks. www.HakimsBookstore.com... #LeadersAreReaders #booksworthreading #bookclub #icebreakers #conversationswithfriends #conversationsthatmatter #homelibrarygoals

Stop...... listen to your ... and pick out what it says. Visit thee #HomeOfBlackBooks shelves in #WestPhilly or virtually via www.HakimsBookstore.com. #abookadaykeepsthedoctoraway #abookadaykeepsrealityaway #readersofinstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #youngreaders #parentsturnedteachers #bookclubsofinstagram #booksworthreading #brainfood #icebreakers #conversationsthatmatter

Like Blackberry molasses, thee #HomeOfBlackBooks will never change its intention of making African American History its business & niche. Over 60 years of being a family business that's making sure families worldwide know that #BlackHistory is World History. www.HakimsBookstore.com... #LeadersAreReaders #bookswelove #booksworthreading #brainfood #criticalthinker #truthseeker #truthbetold #Ourstory #BlackHistory365 #knowledgeofself #ShiftTheCulture #PreserveTheEssence

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Teach them to hoard books... They are people who do not leave you in life. www.HakimsBookstore.com... #HomeOfBlackBooks #abookadaykeepsrealityaway #youngreaders #LeadersAreReaders #leadersoftomorrow #homelibrarygoals #homeschooling #homeschoolcurriculum #brainfood #readersofinstagram #Philly #familyowned #Bookstore

It was divine to start #BlackHistoryMonth2021 with a local #Philly school featuring thee #HomeOfBlackBooks during there virtual Fair. We had the pleasure of teaching their kindergarten through 4th grade students about #Ourstory, Black Business, & how success does not have to wait until they are 18. It was incredible to hear from them while we took turns teaching & learning from each other! We looking forward to hearing the answers to "Where are they in Black History?". As t...hey were reminded that #blackhistory is being made EVERY DAY all around the world. www.HakimsBookstore.com #BlackHistory365 #BlackHistoryEveryday #knowledgeofself #homelibrarygoals #homeschoolcurriculum #blackchildrensbooks #blackchildrenmatter

Repost from @charlesmblow Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth, but I think we need a little history of the month itself. In 1915, Carter G. Woodson ...and the Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In 1926, the group sponsored a national Negro History week, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. That week eventually became a month and in 1976 was officially recognized by President Gerald Ford. Every president since has designated February as Black History Month. See more

Black History Month is not just in February, it is EVERY day...Past, Present, and Future!!!! #FREEDOM

Remember to check on the elders and make sure their hearing system is working...

From 1959-1970s, Black voters in Tennessee were blacklisted and evicted from their homes by White landlords for voting. This led to the creation of Black tent cities, filled with Black people who dared to vote. Marisa Franco

American history.

Sunday Service... Valuing a black owned business enough to start the day off there for breakfast. While you wait, getting to a few pages from the Goddess @queenafua. #booksworthreading #booklovers #readersofinstagram #homelibrarygoals #queenafua #brainfood #criticalthinker #knowledgeofself #wombhealth #listenandlearn #bodyofagoddess

Lerone Bennett, Jr. was born on October 17, 1928. He was an Afrikan author, historian, and journalist. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the son of the Le...rone and Alma (Reed) Bennett. He and his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he attended public schools. Bennett graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. That same year, Bennett attended Atlanta University for graduate study. Bennett became a journalist for the Atlanta Daily World in 1949, continuing until 1953 and he worked as city editor for JET magazine from 1952-53. In 1953, he became associate editor for Ebony magazine, serving as executive editor. As an author, Bennett, moves between the worlds of research and reporting, wrestling with the history of race relations in the United States and the present political surroundings in which blacks continue to strive for equal opportunity. In his writings, Bennett establishes himself as a shrewd observer of society's racial injustices, articulating how people of color can overcome bigotry. Bennett Jr. is one of Mississippi’s most successful black writers of the twentieth century. His writing career includes "Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1966," "The Negro Mood," "What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.," "Confrontation: Black and White," "Black Power U.S.A.," "The Human Side of Reconstruction, 1867-1877," "Pioneers in Protest," "The Challenge of Blackness," and "Great Moments in Black History and, "Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream." Lerone Bennett also assisted with the movie "Amistad" and has recently written about Abraham Lincoln and American slavery. His most recent book, Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream (2000) questions Abraham Lincoln's role as the "Great Emancipator". This last work was described by one reviewer as a "flawed mirror."[5] It was criticized by major historians of the Civil War period, such as James McPherson and Eric Foner. Bennett is credited with the phrase: "Image Sees, Image Feels, Image Acts," meaning the images that people see influence how they feel, and ultimately how they act. Bennett married Gloria Sylvester (19302009) on July 21, 1956. They met while working together at JET. The couple had four children together: Alma Joy, Constance, Courtney, and Lerone III (19602013). A longtime resident of Kenwood, Chicago, he died at his home there on 14 February 2018. Source: Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History and Wikipedia.

Happy 64th Birthday to Mae Jemison (born October 17, 1956). She is an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel... into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which she orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 1220, 1992. Jemison also wrote several books for children and appeared on television several times, including in a 1993 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She holds several honorary doctorates and has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the International Space Hall of Fame. #meajamison

When you stop by, ask our crew what would they suggest. Apologies in advance if you walk away with more than you planned on . We just don't believe in being stingy with information & knowledge. If you see it "instock" on www.HakimsBookstore.com, you most likely can save on shipping, and grab if off our shelves if in #Philly or visiting soon. Call ahead to ensure success for your planned visit!... #HomeOfBlackBooks #blackauthors #blackart #BlackHistoryEveryday #Ourstory #unlearnandrelearn #homelibrarygoals #homeschoolcurriculum #booksworthreading #brainfood #familyowned #Bookstore #ShiftTheCulture #PreserveTheEssence

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Dancing in the rain!

A story everyone should be taught. Thank you Ruby.