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19 Children’s Books About Rosa Parks

by Crystal | Jan 21, 2020

Most of us know that Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to move to the back of a public bus in segregated Alabama, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But what else do we know about her? There is much to learn about that one action and the subsequent...

20 Books About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Crystal | Jan 1, 2020

Every January, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We often want to reduce Dr. King to inspiring quotes we can repost on social media, but he was so much more than an inspired speaker. He was a leader and a force for change, and it’s...

9 Children’s Books About Police Brutality

by Crystal | Dec 8, 2019

Botham Jean. Sandra Bland. Philando Castille. Alton Sterling. Tamir Rice. Eric Harris. Michael Garner. Michael Brown, Jr. These names represent just a few of the black lives taken by police in America since 2014. There are many police officers all over the country who...

9 Books About Kwanzaa

by Crystal | Nov 28, 2019

I’ve been aware of Kwanzaa for years, but it wasn’t until the kids and I dove into learning about other cultures that I truly understood what made the holiday special. The word Kwanzaa is Swahili for “first fruits,” and the week-long...

8 Picture Books With a Black Santa Claus

by Crystal | Nov 25, 2019

I received several emails in my inbox this year, all asking the same question — “Can you recommend books with a black Santa Claus?” Sadly, there aren’t that many children’s books out there that feature a Black or African-American Santa...

13 Hanukkah Books for Kids

by Crystal | Nov 24, 2019

Our family celebrates Christmas, but I also feel it’s important to learn about other cultures and traditions. And of course, when we want to learn something new, we turn to — books! That’s where the inspiration for this list of Hanukkah books...

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