1 fi M a r t in L u t h e r K in g jR .and R o s a P a r k s Page Bò 1 0 0 6 s p e c i a l Q u ì i i o t i ____ January 11,2006 Books to Celebrate The King Holiday Knowledge is Power: / liked to read books anyway and my mother taught me to read even before I began school. Mostly the little stories that they had in school books and fairy tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, and those stories, just what they had fo r young children...it's very important. And I always liked to read, especially historic books. / still do like to read. -RosaParks “when a black man is doing good... ...that means the city is doing good” Coretta Scott King award winners In celebration o f the life and ach iev e m ents o f civil rights leader Dr. M artin Luther King Jr., the A m erican Library A ssociation annually honors A frican A m erican authors and illustrators o f out- • >< i P l i t t standing books for children and young adults that dem onstrate sensitivity to “the true worth and value of all beings” with the A n T i • 'll "Remember: The Journey to School Integration, ” by Toni Morrison. A F R IC A N -A M E R IC A N CHAMBER T ,t p C oretta Scott King award. The first presentation was in 1970 to L illie Patterson, author o f “ Dr. M artin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace.” One way parents and family members can celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16 is by sharing the award winning books from the past five years: OF C O M M E R C E “Ellington Was Not a Street, ” Illustration by Kadir A. Nelson; text by Ntozake Shange. "The First Part Last, ” by Angela Johnson. I t’s not Just Membership... It’s True Involvement In Your Community "Beautiful Blackbird, ” by Ashley Bryan. Visit our website at: WWW.BLACKCHAMBER.INFO "Talkin' About Bessie’ The Story o f Aviator Elizabeth Coleman, ” Illustration by E. B. Lewis. "Bronx Masquerade, ” by Nikki Grimes. "The Land, ” fry Mildred Taylor. “Goin ’ Someplace Special, ” Illustration by Jerry Pinkney; text by Patricia McKissack. "Miracle's Boys, ” fry Jacqueline Woodson. "Uptown, ” fry Bryan Collier (Henry Holt). ■ • m eth becomes your d o tte d l i n e . * I HERE m eth l i e s , you d e c id e . If you know someone with a meth problem call 1-800-923-HELP. ™ The question is not whether we will be extremist but what kind o f extremist will we be. -Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In his “le tte r from Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963