Coretta Scott King Award

Some famous songs are “Sunday Bloody Sunday” which is about unarmed protesters getting shot, “ The Saints Are Coming” which is about those who suffered from Hurricane Katrina, and “Pride” which was written about Martin Luther King Jr.” One of U2’s most famous albums “The Joshua Tree” brought awareness to drug addiction, homelessness, and political turmoil. After the attacks on 9-11 the album “Walk On” gave everyone hope for a safer future. Bono has said “ music can change the…

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT Book 1 1. Author/Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney 2. Title and date of publication: The Tortoise and the Hare, published on 10/01/2013 3. Genre of the book: Traditional Literature 4. Format: Picture Book 5. Award(s): None 6. Summary of the book: The tortoise challenges the hare to a race. He tells him that he can beat him in a race. At the start the hare shoots off and is in the lead, but the tortoise throughout the whole story says that slow and steady will…

However, Myers was later given the recognition he deserves for the creation of this novel that accurately captures the emotional and physical battles that American soldiers came face to face with each day. For this book Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award, an honor for an outstanding literary work by an African-American author (Morton-Mollo “Walter Dean Myers.” 4). The book is taught in many high schools in the U.S. despite the controversies that have risen due to it’s graphic violence;…

been shown to be false through given examples drawn on from astronomy. Due to inequality, Dr. King, a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and his followers refused to comply with certain laws they strongly believed were unjust. Further, Dr. King explained there is a distinction between just and unjust laws and the role that it played in his views on civil disobedience. In addition, Dr. King and…

despite being the a first novel. According to the School Library Journal, the “[r]ibald humor. . . and a totally believable child’s view of the world will make this book an instant hit.” Not to mention, it has won multiple awards and honors, including the Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Honor, and also listed as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thus, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 is definitely an engaging novel that should be read by first-timers or…

USA I HAVE A DREAM Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was born in 15 January 1929 at Atlanta, Georgia. He is an American black Baptist priest and leader of the American civil rights movement. He was opposed to violence and he supports racial equality in the worldwide. He was assassinated in 1968 and before this, he won Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, King was awarded the Freedom Award by former US President Jimmy Carter in 1966. In his honor, Martin Luther King Day began to be celebrated. He was…

40 years ago, American government went from celebrating influential African Americans for only a week to a full month. This became the start of Black History Month. In the month of February, Americans celebrate and remember black heroes around the United States. They commemorate the efforts and accomplishments that were made to alleviate discrimination towards African Americans in order for us to have a chance at becoming successful and living the “American Dream” in peace. Though Americans…

A powerful and influential Civil Rights activist, a U.S. Representative and Senator, a best-selling author, the “Leader of the Free World” (Wilentz 4), and a “Pulitzer Prize” winner (Featured 1) are just a few of the terms that can be used to describe the man who became the thirty-fifth president of the United States of America. He juggled hostile foreign affairs as well as domestic racism that threatened the safety and future of millions of Americans (A&E Television Networks 8). John…