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Immediate Past President Shauntee Burns-Simpson Receives the 2023 DEMCO/BCALA Award for...
On Sunday, June 25, 2023 during the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) honored Immediate Past BCALA President Shauntee Burns-Simpson with the 2023 DEMCO/BCALA Award for Excellence...
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QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES ACROSS THE...
QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF HIP HOP Highlights Include a Conversation with Rapper and Public Enemy Frontman Chuck D, Symposium on Hip Hop Style and Fashion, and...
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The BCALA Public Libraries Committee Releases The Black Consciousness Principles Reading...
The BCALA Public Libraries Committee has released The Black Consciousness Principles Reading Guide. Dr. LaGarrett King’s article, “Black History is Not American History: Toward a Framework of Black Historical Consciousness” serves as the...
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BCALA is Partnering in a New IMLS Grant
The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) in concert with its strategic goal to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion through its support of libraries and museums, awarded the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, in...
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New ALA endowment honoring Satia Marshall Orange to benefit Spectrum Scholarship...
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) announces the establishment of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Satia Marshall Orange Spectrum Scholarship Endowment Fund. Ms. Orange is a longstanding member and supporter of...
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BCALA and SLJ Announce 2022 Youth Literary Award Winners
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and School Library Journal (SLJ) announce the 2022 Youth Literary Awards winners. The awards celebrate the diversity of the Black experience and recognize authors and books that...
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