A book fair in Cincinnati is supporting brighter futures by encouraging kids to read more.The “Black Child Book Fair,” is a movement to improve literacy that is growing each year.The fair is being ...
CHARLOTTE — Families and organizations came together at the Methodist Home Recreation Center on Saturday morning to bring diversity to libraries and fight a book desert in the Charlotte area. The ...
Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting ...
Miller, the store’s proud owner opens up about her passion for literacy and the importance of fostering Black joy.
There’s a notion that diverse children’s toys or diverse children’s books are only important for children from diverse backgrounds—but that is entirely untrue. It’s vital for all kids to see a true ...
CINCINNATI — Stories weave the fabric of our understanding and connection to the world around us. The more we see ourselves in the narratives of others, the deeper our connections become. Brian ...
Our Kids Read has donated over 50,000 books to elementary school students and raised $250,000 to fund literacy initiatives nationwide. Jahmal Lake is the founder of the Black-led nonprofit Our Kids ...
Too often, Black children are labeled as needing “skills development” after they receive low test scores. But such labels ...
One hundred eighty-five pages. That’s the length of Culver City Unified School District’s LCAP — our Local Control Accountability Plan. Graphs, numbers, charts, data. I flip through the pages, ...
Book banning has increased across the country in recent years, according to data from two organizations dedicated to advocacy against censorship, but the practice of book banning in the United States ...
Once upon a time, children read books. In the corners of classrooms and libraries students got lost in books. However, there has been a dramatic shift in the system and books are no longer the center ...