This Lathrup Village bookstore is filling its shelves with African American literature
Books can be magical - they can take you to far-off places, back in time, to fantasy lands, or even into the future. They can teach you something about yourself, or the world, and one thing that can make books even more powerful is if you can see yourself reflected in the pages. Thatโs what one local book lover wanted to see more of - African Americans in literature, so she started her own bookstore.
Detroit teacher says Black representation in schools has โrevolutionizing effectโ
DETROIT โ Detroit teacher Quan Neloms is from the heart of Detroit and began working in the education system as a school volunteer in the late 1990s. Once thing heโs noticed since his journey began is the lack of Black men in the school system -- and, for the sake of our youth, that has to change. โThe main thing is that we want to impress on Black men (is) that you are needed,โ Neloms said. โBeing involved in education, in the field of education as black men. The teacher also created an organization called In Demand, whose aim is to help older Black men make a positive impact on future leaders in the Black community.