Your Child Can Read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
I learned about the 1,000 Books Foundation after reading about the 4-year-old phenomenon who has already read more than 1,000 books. Little Daliyah Arana of...
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Carla Hayden, First Woman and African American Nominated to Lead Library of Congress
Carla Hayden is the first woman and first African American to be nominated to lead the world's largest library, the Library of Congress. She is...
President Obama Nominates First African American to Head Library of Congress
President Obama nominates Carla Hayden as new head of the Library of Congress, making her the first African American and woman to hold the position....
Library of Congress to House Rosa Parks Papers
The historical collection of American icon, Rosa Parks, will now be housed at the Library of Congress...
10 Facts About Children’s Author Walter Dean Myers
Famed author, Walter Dean Myers, was known for the storied tales of life in the eyes of the urban teenage boy. He died last week...
Library of Congress Acquires Video Archive of African American Icons
The Library of Congress has acquired HistoryMakers invaluable video collection that provides extensive content on black America's legacy....
How One Entrepreneur Preserves Our History
For 20 years, the mission of Julieanna Richardson, HistoryMaker's passionate, energetic founder and executive director, has been to share our story...