June is Rainbow Book Month, a nationwide celebration of authors and writers who reflect the lives and experience of the LGBTQ+ community. Originally this organization was called GLBT BooK Month, which...
Black Lives are worthy to be celebrated. In the book Lone Star Past: Memory and History in Texas it recalls a man explaining: “We was all walkin’ on golden clouds ... Everybody went wild ... We was free....
Spring is here and with it are many new books to leaf through. As we crawl out of winter’s slumber and embrace the changing of seasons, a good book can create space for intentional bonding and developing...
It has been a long year checked out of public libraries. When the pandemic shut down the country, it took away our ability to browse the aisles of our favorite libraries or the ability to visit our favorite...
Feature Photo: Bryce Cobbs / artbybryce.com “When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come...
Taking time to read either for leisure or education keeps an open line of communication between the world and communities. Reading can be a form of selfcare. Books are a great escape from reality and a valuable...
March is International Women’s Month. This year’s campaign theme and hashtag is “Balance for Better”. The theme creates space for change and progression, not just in one area but many. There are so many...
There has been 263 celebrities, politicians, CEO’s, and others accused of sexual misconduct since 2017. The #MeToo Movement has created space for discussions, debates, and stories of personal experience...
Last Wednesday evening, a multitude of women filled Roanoke’s Jefferson Center for an inspiring and motivational night. Ignite Change had been posted all around the city to encourage women to come out and network...
Music, poetry, and soul seeped out of the hearts of several local artists as they shared their own black experiences to the community of Roanoke, Virginia. The Speakeasy is the second show hosted by Ashley...
