Blogs

by Josh Delany

How Brown Sugar & Spice Books Shines a Light on Diversity & Inclusivity

By Shandra Martinez

Jacqueline Galloway-Blake’s pioneering online Metro Detroit bookstore champions diversity, literacy, and representation in education.

Jacqueline Galloway-Blake remembers her frustration when she did an informal survey of New York City’s bookstores in the 1970s and could not find books with Black children as the main characters.

MRA Attends Retail’s Big Show with Lawmakers

MRA’s Bill Hallan and Amy Drumm joined Michigan State Senator Joe Bellino (R) and State Representative Kristian Grant (D) at the National Retail Federation’s State Legislative Experience and Retail’s Big Show in New York City in January.