New Must-Read Picks From CityLit's Carla Du Pree; The History Of The Red Ball Express

n anthology of Black American history...verses about the life of 18th-century poet Phillis Wheatley...short stories about girlhood in the South. These are some of the new must-read picks Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project offers us. She also previews next month’s virtual festival. And local history teacher Dante Brizill shares the unsung story of African-American war heroes who drove the Red Ball Express after D-Day. Check out Carla's book picks:Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of Africa America 1619 - 2019 - Ibram X Kendi & Keisha N. BlainThe Age of Phillis and The Love Songs of W. E. Du Bois - Honoree Fanonne Jeffers The Prophet - Robert JonesCaul Baby - Morgan JerkinsMilk, Blood, Heat - Dantiel W. MonizWe Speak For Ourselves - D. WatkinsThe Sum of Us - Heather McGheeHow the Word is Passed - Clint SmithChildren’s & Young Adult Literature: Angel of Greenwood, Randi Pink; The Life I’m In, Sharon G Flake  Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472