Today is my mom’s 70th birthday! Go, Mom! And she is certainly from the ’storytelling’ generation, so I will be interviewing her a little later to see how times have changed. In the meantime, my thanks to Laura from OpenMedia for these authentic and insightful videos… Read More
Archive for the ‘Writers Against Racism’ Category
Writers Against Racism: Black History Month: Honoring the Storytelling Tradition
Friday, February 10th, 2012Writers Against Racism: Helping Girls Around The World
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Writers Against Racism: Black History Month Books
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Writers Against Racism: Bowllan’s Vlog on Diversity#1
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Thanks to the Children’s Book Council, I am starting a video blog. The CBC came full steam last week when they organized a Kick Off – Cocktail Party for their newly established Diversity Committee. It made me seriously consider coming out of hiding and living in front of the curtain instead of behind. There’s also passion for this subject as you will see, hence the video blog… Read More
Writers Against Racism: Support The CBC Diversity Committee by Ayanna Coleman
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Greetings!
To those of you who attended the CBC Diversity Kick Off, thank you! If you were not able to attend last night’s spectacular event, never fear! Detailed below is what you missed. Even if you were in attendance, please be sure to read below for the 7 steps to becoming a CBC Diversity Partner.
The CBC Diversity Committee
The CBC Diversity Committee is dedicated to increasing the diversity of voices and experiences contributing to children’s literature. We endeavor to encourage diversity of race, gender, geographical origin, sexual orientation, and class among both the creators of and… Read More
Writers Against Racism: CBC Diversity Committee Kickoff Party
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Last night’s CBC Diversity Committee Kickoff was OH SO FUN! Here are some of photos and there’s more to come — tomorrow. I got to this post pretty late…sorry. The Children’s Book Council introduced new diversity committee and there were plenty of people in-the-house with great ideas and the future is bright for diversity.
CBC Executive Director Robin Adelson and ME
Ayanna Coleman speaks about the 7 ways to get on board.
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Writers Against Racism: HEART AND SOUL by Kadir Nelson
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Our fabulous librarian just handed me Kadir Nelson’s, Heart and Soul The Story of America and African Americans (Harper Collins, 2011). At first, the weight of the book struck me, as did the heartening illustrations on every page of the book. That’s how deep and heavy the pictures are. If you want to take a trip back in time, through the story and the life like images in HEART AND SOUL, buy this book!!! It could easily be incorporated into a history class, as it tells the story of America and African Americans from colonial days through to the civil… Read More
Writers Against Racism: Jonathan Daniels (Here am I, Send Me)
Monday, January 23rd, 2012Here’s another Civil Rights martyr, Jonathan Daniels, who lost his life while trying to defend a 17-year old black girl. Here’s his story.
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels from Episcopal Marketplace on Vimeo
Writers Against Racism: Autherine Juanita Lucy
Saturday, January 21st, 2012At the gentle prompting of Arnold Adoff, I am doing some research on the brave men and women who were breaking down barriers during the Civil Rights Movement. Their names, however, are not well known. Here’s one woman I did not know about, Autherine Juanita Lucy.
“Autherine Lucy was accepted to the University of Alabama. Once the university realized she was African-American, they told her state law did not allow her to attend. Marshall and other lawyers worked with Lucy to sue the university. After years of courtroom battles, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1955
Writers Against Racism: Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power
Friday, January 20th, 2012War, peace, power, violence…Things that I am thinking about today, as my students prepare for what’s to be a powerful day of SPOKEN WORDS. We know that words have so much power, whether alone by itself or grouped together to make a point. Just watch… Read More
