Brown Ivy Books

06/19/2025

Happy Juneteenth ! Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day, marks the anniversary of Major General Gordon Granger ordering the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War on June 19, 1865.

06/19/2025

Meet Malcolm Hamilton. He is an eleven-year-old honor student who loves astronomy, the scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space. Learn about the amazing things he discovers after his grandparents give him a telescope for his birthday. This book includes a glossary of scie...

06/19/2025

06/19/2025

 Meet Malcolm Hamilton! He is an eleven-year-old honor student who loves biology. Learn about the amazing things he discovers after his grandparents give him a microscope for his birthday. This book includes a glossary of scientific terms and reading comprehension activities. 

06/19/2025

Meet Emeka Hamilton! She is an eleven-year-old honor student who loves biology. Learn about the amazing things she discovers after her grandparents give her a microscope for her birthday. This book includes a glossary of scientific terms and reading comprehension activities. 

06/17/2025

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Celebrate Juneteenth with us by supporting literacy and Black authorship! RSVP is required for both in-person and virtual attendance:
https://forms.gle/5g3YREQzDnMxWdD66

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity proudly champions literacy as a cornerstone of community development. 💙 Join us for Stories That Matter: Black Authors Share and Sell—a Juneteenth celebration uplifting Black voices through storytelling, literacy, and authorship. Must RSVP!

📚 This hybrid event is sponsored by the Lambda Sigma Chapter and Phi Beta Sigma – Georgia, and will take place:
📅 Thursday, June 19, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 In-Person Location:
Sigma Zeta Foundation House
2526 Delowe Drive, East Point, GA 30344
💻 Virtual Access:
Google Meet (link provided upon RSVP)
👉🏾RSVP is required for both in-person and virtual attendance:

https://forms.gle/5g3YREQzDnMxWdD66

Celebrate Juneteenth with us by supporting literacy and Black authorship! Look forward to seeing you there! Please be sure to RSVP.

06/01/2025

Happy National Soul Food Month!

A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. Southern food is integra...

05/06/2025

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎📚 Thank you to all the amazing educators who inspire, support, and shape our future every single day. We appreciate you! "

02/08/2025

: An anthropologist and African studies scholar, Dr. Marimba Ani is best known for coining the term 'Maafa' in “Yurugu” —her critical analysis of eurocentrism and its effects and affects on the African diaspora.

02/08/2025

Just as the flapping of a single butterfly’s wings creates a ripple effect that can determine the weather thousands of miles away, a young woman can constructively change the world through her thoughts, words, and actions. Butterfly Dreams: An Inspirational Journal for Young Women offers timeless ...

02/08/2025

 Writing is an empowering and cathartic action that enables young men to express themselves in a constructive and reflective way. The Heart of a Prince: A Journal for Black Boys is the perfect gift for the special, young men in your life. Each page of this journal includes a quote by a notable Blac...

01/16/2025

HAPPYBIRTHDAY🎉
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)