Tag Archives: culture and heritage

Poetry as Memoir

Posted on February 4, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

Since February is Black History Month, I chose from my stack of waiting books Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson to read on our trip to visit family four hours away. This is a NYT bestseller and multi-award-winning book of … Continue reading →

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Dia de los Muertos, NaNoWriMo, and your family history

Posted on November 5, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

Today I went to our history museum to see the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. I love this celebration, kind of like the Japanese Obon time but more colorful and fun. Both these celebrations honor family … Continue reading →

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Learning empathy through stories

Posted on September 24, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

St. Louis is boiling over with anger again. After Ferguson and Michael Brown, there is Jason Stockley and Anthony Lamar Smith. Or rather, Anthony Smith was . . . Our black people here–and all across the nation–are fed up and … Continue reading →

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