Presented by Candlewick Press and the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University
In this educator-focused series highlighting the work of Black authors and illustrators, Sonja Cherry-Paul, Director of Diversity and Equity at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, leads discussions with children’s book creators about their work and the powerful ways their books can live in classrooms.
Each discussion in the series will also be made available in our podcast archive page, as well as in the following platforms
Season 2
Thank you for making the first season of the Black Creators Series such a success! We’re pleased to announce the continuation of the series with season two. You’ll find the schedule below along with access to season one episodes and the corresponding podcasts. We appreciate your sharing this important work with colleagues and friends.
Kekla Magoon
Author of Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People and coauthor of X: A Novel.
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December 21, 2021 7:30 p.m. EST
Eric Velasquez
Illustrator of ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines and Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (both titles also available in Spanish).
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January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
Zion Clark
Co-author of Zion Unmatched.
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February 15, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Author and illustrator of When We Say Black Lives Matter and The Patchwork Bike.
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March 15, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
De Nichols
Author of Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution.
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April 19, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Author and illustrator of Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty, Hoop Queens, and more.
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May 17, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
Janet Costa Bates
Co-author of Time for Bed, Old House.
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June 21, 2022 7:30 p.m. EST
G. Neri
Authors of Polo Cowboy, Concrete Cowboy, and more.
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Season 1
Carole Boston Weatherford
Author of BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom, illustrated by Michele Wood
Click here to see all of her titles.
Ekua Holmes
Illustrator of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, by Carole Boston Weatherford
Click here to see all of her titles.
Tami Charles
Author of Freedom Soup, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Click here to see all of her titles.
Frederick Joseph
Author of The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
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Michael S. Bandy
Co-author of Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation, illustrated by James E. Ransome
Click here to see all of his titles.
