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Inventor Garrett Morgan: Champion of Safety!

Submitted by LibraryCall on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 5:07pm

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Malik came home from school with heaps of homework to do, but he knew the first task he should work on was his assignment for Black History Month. He had to choose and research an African American inventor to write an essay about but had no idea where to start. Writing reports wasn't Malik's favorite thing to do. Still, he thought if he started right away and found someone unique and exciting to learn about, it might help him write a better report.

Frida Kahlo's Colorful Life

Submitted by clay on Mon, 12/01/2025 - 11:03pm

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Somewhere in Mexico City, in the neighborhood of Coyoacán, there is a big, colorful home. The locals call it “la casa azul,” Spanish for “the blue house.” It is huge and bright, with different colors decorating the walls. There is a small pyramid in the backyard and expensive paintings in every room. But, whose is this beautiful home? A president’s? A famous singer’s?