Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-E.L. Feb 3, 2019 at 04:00pm
February 03, 2019 at 04:00 pm | History
Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-E.L. | Contributor
February 03, 2019 at 04:00 pm | History
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Bio: Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-EL is a graduated from University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education with a Ph.D. in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Griffin-EL worked as a youth leadership trainer for Coro Center for Civic Leadership and lecturer in entrepreneurial development at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business in Cape Town, South Africa. He is currently the founder of The Young Dreamers Book Club, which organizes story time events, creates educational content, and supports parents, community organizations, and educational institutions in selecting books that meet children’s holistic needs.
For the first week of Black History Month, The Reading Renaissance Campaign focuses on the theme of Africana history and culture. The books reviewed for this week provide a rich content for young readers to develop an appreciation of the Africana experience.
Take a literary ride with your children through these 8 books below:
C.W. Chappelle was the only African American to display a plane at First Industrial Air Show in NY in 1911
The first Black pilot to fly for Britain during WWI was Jamaican. After decades, his ID bracelet is up for sale
Growing up Black in Nazi Germany, the remarkable story of Hans Massaquoi
The story of how a German scientist used African colonies as a laboratory
12-year-old successfully swims from Saint Lucia to Martinique within 13 hours
Meet the pan-Africanist from Ghana who was the first to send a ship to the U.S. for blacks to voyage back to Africa
The little-known story of Ghana’s first millionaire and how he won back the country’s land from the British in 1898
Why Nigerians believe their president has been replaced by a Sudanese clone
Amina, one of few warrior queens who ruled an African kingdom for 34 years in the 1500s
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