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Mahogany Books

Via Mahogany Books.  Mahogany Books DC Bookstore: books written for, by & about ppl of the African Diaspora. Curr. Curbside Only Tue-Fri, 12-5. ????No DMs please. Creator #blackbooksmatter See more posts via @mahoganybooks. Via Mahogany Books. 

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ELIZABETH’S BOOKSHOP & WRITING CENTRE

Via Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre.  ELIZABETH’S BOOKSHOP & WRITING CENTRE Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre is an innovative literacy center designed to amplify and celebrate marginalized voices. Our catalog highlights, promotes, amplifies, celebrates, and honors the work of writers who are often excluded from traditional cultural, social and academic canons. Through curated collections of … Read More

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PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month

Via PBS.  PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month By kindergarten, most children have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are taught that he, like Mahatma Gandhi, was an advocate for peace and equality. However, consider going beyond Dr. King. For example, teach your child about Rosa Parks, the seamstress and civil rights activist … Read More

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Fare of the Free Child Podcast

Via Raising Free People.  Fare of the Free Child Podcast fare of the FREE CHILD podcast Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices. With a particular interest in unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement, Akilah S. Richards … Read More

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Check out These Books for Children and Young Adults from the List of Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners

Via Common Sense Media.  Check out These Books for Children and Young Adults from the List of Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners Each winter (either January or February), the Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and … Read More

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Because Several Folks Keep Asking for a Reading List for Children (0-12)

Via Sujei Lugo Vázquez (@sujeilugo)  + Alia Jones (@readitrealgood). Because Several Folks Keep Asking for a Reading List for Children (0-12) #BlackLivesMatter 😉 ✊????✊???? Compiled by Sujei Lugo Vázquez (@sujeilugo)  + Alia Jones (@readitrealgood) [Last updated: June 5, 2020] Blackness/Ancestors/Elders The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson Black Women Who Dared by Naomi M. Moyer … Read More

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