The following information was received in an email press release. The 24th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016, from 1-3 p.m., at Community College of Philadelphia, 17th and Spring Garden streets, Philadelphia, Pa. The event is free and open to the public. The African American Children’s Book… Read More African American Children’s Book Fair
2016 started with a leap and a bound! I’ve gotten several projects underway and I’m sure I’ll continue to be less of a presence on social networking. I’ve just completed my 4th pre-tenure year which means my work needs to be a little more intentional. I never thought I’d stay put quite this long, but… Read More Gearing Up for February
title: See No Color author: Shannon Gibney date: 2015 CarolRhoda Lab main character: Alex Kirtridge See No Color is a coming of age story about a young biracial girl (White/African American), a transracial adoptee, who is trying to figure out her identity. Alex is a gifted athlete with hopes of building a career in baseball.… Read More book review: See No Color
I blog to promote literacy in marginalized children, particularly those who are of color or Native American and this covers a lot of territory including everything from representation in books to technology and media literacy. It also includes impediments to developing literacy skills. Several days ago, I was having a rather intense conversation with my… Read More SundayMorningReads
I’m a re-Tweeter. I’m more likely to share information by retweeting and not always taking the time to add my own personal comment. I sometimes neglect to comment on FaceBook as well, but not quite as often. I’ll usually add a comment to a story or photo on Facebook depending what device I’m using to… Read More Informers
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