Fairy Tales with Black Characters Our family is celebrating National Reading Month by reading fairy tales with Black characters. As an African American mother who experienced racism as a child, I understand the importance of creating an environment that celebrates Black images and voices. The world bombards Black children with negative imagery as it relates …
Books I Am Reading in 2023 + 10 Tips to Help You Create More Time to Read Growing up, I loved books. I read all the time. But, unfortunately, somewhere between reading for grades in college, going to graduate school, working a full-time job, and being a full-time mom, I stopped having time for my …
Diverse Christmas Children’s Books I intentionally share diverse Christmas children’s books with my kids because representation matters – even during the holiday season. (I am also deliberate and passionate about sharing diverse children’s books with them throughout the rest of the year, but that’s a post for another day.) Most movies and children’s books on …
When is the right time to talk to your children about racism? I ask myself the question, “Is now the right time to talk to my children about racism?” As a black woman, married to a black man, raising two black children (a four-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy), I wonder when will be the …
Representation Matters: A List of Children’s Books with Black Characters It still surprises me how hard it is to find children’s books with black characters in the local library or at the book store. I rarely stumble upon them while perusing the children’s sections. Unless I am intentionally looking for a specific author that specializes …
