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Today In History
- In 1921- Constance Baker Motley, first African American appointed federal judge, born
- In 2016- Carla Hayden becomes the first woman, and first African American, to head the United States Library of Congress and serve as Librarian of Congress
- In 2025- Tramell Tillman won the best supporting actor, drama Emmy for Apple+’s Severance, becoming the first Black man to win in the category.
To Inspire You
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Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? Where are black children going to get a sense of who they are and what they can be? … I’m told that black children, and boys in particular, don’t read. Small wonder. There is work to be done.
Walter Dean Myers
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