Posts by Maira Liriano

A Reading List for America

 by Maira Liriano, Associate Chief Librarian, JBH Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
July 12, 2016
A reading list in response to recent events and to help foster literacy of the American Black experience.
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Scholarship Behind "Ghetto, The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea"

 by Maira Liriano, Associate Chief Librarian, JBH Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
April 28, 2016
A list of primary sources at the heart of Ghetto, The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea, by Dr. Mitchell Duneier
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Ta-Nehisi Coates's Reading List

 by Maira Liriano, Associate Chief Librarian, JBH Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
October 23, 2015
"Folks who are not familiar with black literature, read this book and read a ton of other books." The following are all the books recommended by Ta-Nehisi Coates during his mesmerizing talk at the Schomburg Center.
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