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THANKS SO MUCH! CANNOT WAIT FOR TULIP TIME. IT’S SUCH A NEAT THING. WELL, AN IOWA AUTHOR IS HOSTING A BOOK DRIVE THIS MONTH CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE IDEA OF THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS IS TO START CONVERSATIONS. NICOLE IS BACK WITH A NEW PROJECT, COMMUNITY REPORT. YES. SO THIS BOOK DRIVE IS CALLED PAGES OF POWER. EVERYTHING THAT THEY COLLECT THIS MONTH WILL EVENTUALLY GO ON TOWARDS A COMMUNITY LIBRARY. SO ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO GO THERE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE POWER OF BOOKS. THERE’S ONLY ONE RULE TO WHAT BOOKS ARE ACCEPTED. I’M LOOKING FOR BOOKS THAT SHARE THE BLACK EXPERIENCE, CULTURE. AND STORIES ACROSS EVERY GENRE. APPANOOSE, SANKOFA IMHOTEP TEACHES KIDS WRITING AND LITERACY EVEN WHEN SHE’S NOT WORKING. HER PASSION IS SHARING KNOWLEDGE. SINCE THE WORK I DO IS COMMUNITY CENTERED, IT ONLY MADE SENSE TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THIS EDUCATING AND LITERACY AND BOOK WORK IS NOT WORK THAT ANYONE CAN DO ALONE. OUTSIDE THE STUDIO IS WHAT’S COLLECTED SO FAR, FROM PICTURE BOOKS TO NOVELS. THERE’S HOPE A TITLE CAN INSPIRE SOMEONE FOR KIDS TO SEE A LITTLE BLACK BOY TO SEE. I AM EVERY GOOD THING. I THINK THAT’S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SOMEBODY. MAKING OUR WAY INSIDE. THIS IS THE COMMUNITY READING ROOM. SHELVES ARE FILLED WITH BOOKS IN EVERY CATEGORY. SO THIS SMALL SHELF HERE ARE AUTHORS THAT ARE FROM IOWA, INCLUDING A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL VOICES. SHE IS ONE OF THEM WITH HER CHILDREN’S BOOK, AMARI’S BIG TREE AND THE MIGHTY DJEMBE. I FEEL LIKE I AM HISTORY, RIGHT? SO I CARRY MY STORIES, MY FAMILY STORIES, OUR ANCESTRAL STORIES WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO. WHILE SHARING HER FAMILY’S STORIES, ABENA IS LIVING UP TO HER NAME, SANKOFA IN GHANAIAN MEANS REMEMBERING THE PAST TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE. HER COMMUNITY LIBRARY IS DOING JUST THAT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS TO SHARE, DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. STARTING AT 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING. IT’S AT MAINFRAME STUDIOS RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES AT ROOM 117.