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Monica Edinger retweeted
Great resource! Hello to all the museums and organisations who are confronting the history of slavery: talking about it openly, sharing knowledge, so we can acknowledge discrimination & also value freedom
I recently created an online collection mapping museums around the world that engage with slavery in their permanent displays. Of all that are on there think @SlaveryMuseum and @CMHR_News are the only ones to discuss any ideas around #reparations. Www.antislavery.ac.uk/legaci…
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Fabulous piece by @TraceyBaptiste about the history of Black mermaids in folklore: nytimes.com/2019/07/10/opini…
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year--it is the struggle of a lifetime. We must be persistent and consistent if we are to build the beloved community here in America. #GoodTrouble
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Is this real?!!!!!!!!!!
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The Families That Can’t Afford Summer nyti.ms/1ssTncb
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Hey, Black and POC Bookstagrammers/BookTubers, Book Reviewers: Drop your info below so I can signal boost your account and get you some more followers.
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I don't know which white people need to hear this, but the US has never been a white nation, despite the best efforts of white people down the centuries.
First, it was founded by murdering and displacing the indigenous inhabitants of the continent.
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A ... smart, thoughtful & balanced article ... on the Internet ... about YA Twitter? Miracles can happen!
An article that actually looks at the history of children's book criticism to draw parallels to the current moment!! This is so needed! buzzfeednews.com/article/mol…
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Do yourself a favor and read this. Thank you for this gift of a speech, Chris. ❤️
2019 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers — The Horn Book hbook.com/2019/06/choosing-b…
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Creators may believe a man can leap tall buildings, but having a black girl who can fly is usually a dream too far, writes @nberlat.
In other words, fantasy has failed black girls. But @Ebonyteach notes the tide may (slowly) be changing:
nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ha…
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This thread is my new best friend.
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An unused bus depot in East Harlem is being prepared to honor its past state: a burial ground for enslaved and free African people.thecity.nyc/2019/06/african-…
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If Kids Can’t Read What They Want in the Summer, When Can They? | Opinion ow.ly/SWJq50uGcCF By @donalynbooks
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#HBFamilyReading: #BGHB19 winners…for families! @TchKimPossible @medinger @slamup @V_TT_RR @KeklaMagoon @debbielevybooks @singerjoey1 @yuyimorales @StudioJJK @angiecthomas @tracisorell @franelessac @Miranda_Paul @authorjasonchin @adibkhorram ow.ly/viKp50ut13O
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2019 @BostonGlobe - @HornBook Picture Book HONOR: Dreamers by @yuyimorales (@NealPorterBooks / @HolidayHouseBks) #BGHB19
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2019 @BostonGlobe - @HornBook Picture Book Award WINNER: The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke @slamup illus. by Van Thanh Rudd @V_TT_RR (@Candlewick) #BGHB19
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Horn Book Award Picture Book winner: The Patchwork Bike! #sljdod
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Horn Book Award Fiction winner: The Season of Styx Malone #sljdod
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Horn Book Award Nonfiction Winner: This Promise of Change #sljdod
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Watch this space! One week from today, @RogerReads will be announcing the 2019 @BostonGlobe - @HornBook Award winners at @sljournal's #DayofDialog in NYC @TchKimPossible @medinger @PriscillaGrim ow.ly/lYJk50un04W
