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Rosilene’s Story: Exploring a New Culture, Discovering Community, Part 1
August 27, 2025August 27, 2025
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Rosilene’s Story: Exploring a New Culture, Discovering Community, Part 1

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Rosilene moved from Montgomery County to the City of Frederick in 2023. She and her family made the move because it was more affordable, she says with a slightly apologetic smile, aware of the stereotypes in Frederick about folks who move here from Montgomery. But Rosilene and her family’s journey to Frederick actually started from...

Book Club Summer 2025
August 11, 2025August 11, 2025
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Book Club Summer 2025

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This summer book club at the Literacy Council met for three sessions and engaged in the impactful story of Jason Reynold’s Long Way Down. It was a graphic novel powerfully illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff. It is a story of an urban youth who is tragically affected by the death of his brother through gun violence. ...