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We Are Here Lit! interviews Award-Winning Author Carole Boston Weatherford in honor of Women's History Month! We will celebrate her space in children's literature as an author who has given voice to Black historical people and places for all to learn. We also learn about her influence on her son Jeffery who is a Poet, MC, and Illustrator.
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Can we talk about how to learn to read with different purposes in mind? This article has me thinking about how do those who educate about reading teach reading BY FORMAT. Reading by screen and print may present different levels of concentration AND comprehension. How do we teach and learn by the format? What tools do you use to get the most out of reading a screen? Are you still a print, highlighter, stick note reader? Click on the image to read the full-text of the article.   Although our history truly begins in Africa, if people teach about Black history from enslavement, it must include resistance. It must include courage, determination, perseverance, ingenuity AND LOVE.
Speak of people of African Descent and Identity with an asset-based approach. The industry of slavery in American history is the deficit. Discriminatory laws and segregation are the deficit. Redlining denying the right to opportunities and education is the deficit. If you are not teaching and learning from that lens of an asset-based approach, what are you teaching and learning? Are you incorporating ethical philosophies in your teaching? The picture books in this post are a few of the books available on this topic. Please list other titles in the comments, including middle-grade and high school-aged resources. Let's learn from one another. Share your books titles and thoughts below.  Mr Billy spreading the love of literacy!
Reposted from @3kingvisions I got a superpower and that’s being a librarian!! When I was little I didn’t have someone that look like me to inspire me to be great in life (other than athlete or rapper)!!! The dope thing is that I’m being myself and still representing Hip Hop!! I love what I do and this is nothing but gods work!! Shoutout to @rashad_patterson_ for showing these young black 👑 s my Storytime!! Leaders Of The New Cool!!!  Books:
Parker, Kimberly N. 2022. Literacy Is Liberation : Working Toward Justice through Culturally Relevant Teaching. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD. Education for Liberation Network & Critical Resistance Editorial. 2021. Lessons in Liberation : An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators. Edited by Education for Liberation Network and Critical Resistance (Organization). Chico, CA: AK Press. Kaba, Mariame, and Naomi Murakawa. 2021. We Do This 'Til We Free Us : Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice. Edited by Tamara K Nopper. The Abolitionist Papers Series. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books. The book selection creates conversation about liberation and abolitionism, transforming systems, and what these themes look like in practice. Use the following works for learning communities, professional development, bookclubs to advance educator and librarian practices. J.D. the Kid Barber Series by J. Dillard The illustrated chapter books are about an 8 year old barber from Mississippi. Follow J.D. as he provides fun stories and life lessons. With each book his 💈 skills takes him towards bigger opportunities and new adventures. This series is good for beginners chapter book and reluctant readers. Pair this book with others about youth entrepreneurship like: -Entrepreneurship: create your own business with 25 projects by Alex Kahan -Diversity in Business by Cathleen Small -Earning Money by Mari Schuh This series can show young boys and men to grow their gifts, like the recent story of Cameron Tucker, a 16 year old Detroit barber who went from cutting hair his high school bathroom to an apprenticeship with one of the top barbers in Detroit. Nurture gifts. Discovering and nurturing the gifts of Black boys and young Black men is of the upmost importance. Are they analytical? Creative? Are they gifted orators or writers? Are they caring? Our adult cultivating their gifts? Help them envision possiblities based on natural gifts and passions. Reposted from @ilyasahshabazz Great message! The goal is not to be successful and famous. If we work as a team, we are unstoppable and we can do so much more to help others. It's use of collage, won Keats the 1963 Caldecott Medal. Happy Birthday Ezra Jack Keats! 🧁 March 11, 1916 - May 6, 1983  Our selection for today, Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Arts! by George Ancona describes the sport, it's history, music and language of capoeiristas. Played worldwide, Capoeira, a Brazilian martial arts and game, pays homage to an African tradition. Beautifully detailed, including colorful photos, this book introduces readers to Portuguese terms woven into the text to explain how the game is played. Interesting fact: Ancona discusses the African origins and the incorporation of music to disguise to fighting skills so slave owners would think they were dancing. Also included in the book is a glossary and additional resources.  |
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