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A Quick History of Black Cartoonists

A Quick History of Black Cartoonists

  • Post published:February 15, 2023
  • Post author:Jessica M.

American comic strips have been around for just over a century. The newspaper business took off around 1900, and comics were one way to draw more readers to the paper.…

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Discover Black Inventors during Black History Month
George Washington Carver, seated on steps, with staff

Discover Black Inventors during Black History Month

  • Post published:February 10, 2023
  • Post author:Katie S.

Every February we celebrate the history and achievements of Black Americans and every February I learn something new. This year is no exception. While I knew about several of these…

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The Classic of the Month: Beloved

The Classic of the Month: Beloved

  • Post published:August 1, 2022
  • Post author:Erin

Not all ghost are found in horror stories. And sometimes, that horror runs so deep that it's not even scary anymore...just a sickening numbness that leaves you unable to cry.…

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Folklore Fun! African American Tales

Folklore Fun! African American Tales

  • Post published:April 30, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica M.

Where people go, stories follow. The African diaspora, unjustly facilitated by the brutal Atlantic Slave Trade, forcibly sent African folklore abroad, where it mixed with new environments and grew into…

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Juneteenth Titles

Juneteenth Titles

  • Post published:June 18, 2021
  • Post author:Victoria Vogel

Juneteenth (June 19th) is now a federal holiday. This historic celebration commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and marks the day when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned…

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Black fiction authors to help expand your horizons

  • Post published:July 2, 2020
  • Post author:Chad Statler

Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 thousands of people across the US took to the streets in outrage. They protested racism, police brutality,…

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Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County.

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