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
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.
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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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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Author and illustrator of When We Say Black Lives Matter and The Patchwork Bike.
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Author of Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution.
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Author and illustrator of Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty, Hoop Queens, and more.
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Author of Polo Cowboy, Concrete Cowboy, and more.
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Author of BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom, illustrated by Michele Wood
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Illustrator of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, by Carole Boston Weatherford
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Author of Freedom Soup, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
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Author of The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
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Co-author of Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation, illustrated by James E. Ransome
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