Books

Photo by: Brandon Grate LEPR Agency A former corporate executive and Washington, D.C. native is helping children build positive spending and budgeting habits with a new book series this National Financial Planning Month. The CleverCents book series is part of an interactive learning platform for children that will later include a mobile game focused on financial literacy. The three books follow curious Lia Brightwood from age 7 to 8 as she navigates real-world situations and

The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American “Mulatta” lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights Movement in this singular blend of life-writing and cultural studies. The daughter of the WASP mother who raised her and a Black father she has never known, J. Vanessa Lyon delivers a candid memoir across thirteen uniquely structured chapters in conversation with endu

Becky Robison is a writer and certified death doula living in Louisville, Kentucky. After her parents died, she created My Parents Are Dead: What Now?—a website documenting her journey through the legal, financial, and bureaucratic aftermath in order to help others do the same.

This question lies at the heart of Redeem a Nation. Written by attorney and activist Damario Solomon-Simmons, the book chronicles the ongoing reparations case filed on behalf of the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Through their story, Solomon-Simmons examines how American institutions have repeatedly allowed Black wealth to be destroyed and then shielded themselves from accountability. Greenwood’s stolen land and property were repurposed into highways,

From books that spark creativity to stories that build empathy and resilience, let these titles be your companions as you kick off a new season of growth and discovery.

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