Promoting African American Writers

Dr. Grace Jackson-Brown's new book is an excellent guide for librarians and others to building partnerships and designing programming for promoting African American writers. I am happy to recommend it to everyone in the field. * Regina Greer Cooper, Executive Director, Springfield-Greene County Library District * Access to reading and literacy continue to be important factors in the development of our children. Access to libraries is vital, and it is important that the library remain a staple of our communities. Outreach is key, and Dr. Jackson-Brown does a great job of not only providing a framework, but enacting this framework. For those looking for tools or resources on how to enhance outreach efforts, look no further, because Dr. Jackson-Brown's book has the answers. * Yvania Garcia-Pusateri, Chief Equity and Diversity Officer, Springfield Public Schools R-12 * Such an excellent program and explanation for the need to empower young authors. The opportunity, described in the book, for African American youth to meet authors that look like them was priceless. * Cheryl Clay, Former President, Springfield, MO, NAACP * This book highlights the importance of Black writers to the library's ecosystem. * Shauntee Burns-Simpson, 2020-2022 President, Black Caucus of the American Library Association * Dr. Grace Jackson-Brown has written a smart, intelligent, and practitioner-oriented book with instructions and evidence of learning that communities at every level can use for intellectual and community-building purposes. This book is timely, needed, and should be regarded as a contribution to the breadth of librarian collaborations with communities across intellectual borders. * Valerie Grim, Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington *