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Afropalooza Day 4: Did Y’all Know Ruby Dee Was a Poet?!

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on February 4, 2016
  • Afropalooza

Y’all I was just doing a random search and came upon this YouTube video from “With Ossie and Ruby.” It said, “Ruby Dee” performs her poem–and I thought, now, Miss Ruby was one of my […]

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Early Morning Reflection: Day Two of “Afropalooza”

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on February 2, 2016
  • Afropalooza

For some reason, I woke up at 3:15 this morning, checking things off my Daily To-Do List. Usually, I don’t awake until about 8am or even later, and when I do, I always chastise myself […]

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It’s Black History Month, Y’all! You Know What Time It Is.

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on February 1, 2016
  • Afropalooza

  It’s Afropalooza Time!!!–And I had to come back for this. I had to. You know this is my favorite time of the year. And no, I am not going to give excuses for being […]

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Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on February 1, 2012
  • Sweetness & Light

February 1, the first day of Black History Month, also is Langston Hughes’s birthday!

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PR’s Afropalooza Novel Pick: DESSA ROSE by Sherley Anne Williams

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on January 31, 2012January 31, 2012
  • Black Library Girl

Please join me on Twitter on February 12, 19, and 26 at 4pm EST to chat about Dessa Rose by Sherley Anne Williams. Use #Afropalooza as the hashtag!

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Afropalooza Starts in TWO Days! Are You Ready?!

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on January 30, 2012January 30, 2012
  • Black Library Girl

On February 1, my favorite month in the whole, entire year starts. That’s right! It’s almost Black History Month! Or, as I have renamed it, it’s almost time for “Afropalooza”! I had the “palooza” part, but I […]

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Happy Birthday Langston Hughes, Bluesman Extraordinaire!

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on February 1, 2011April 20, 2011
  • Black Library Girl

I decided to give you some fabulous Langston Hughes videos (below) to help you celebrate his birthday, celebrate the first day of Black History Month, and hopefully, get you through this horrible snowstorm that is […]

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