Celebrating Kwanzaa
I don’t remember being told, “we’re going to start celebrating Kwanzaa.” We just did. I think I was 12. Kinara in place. New terms trying...
Buying Black
Author-illustrator Rashad Malik Davis had the generous idea to celebrate Black entrepreneurs in a new IG Live series called 25 Days of...
Big Sister - Just Like Me
I’m A Big Sister Now is a featured title in the October 2020 Just Like Me subscription box. It’s great to team up with other Black-owned...
The Women Who've Helped Me Grow
Last week, I participated in a youth literacy group’s Women’s History Month program by sharing daily writing prompts with students. My...
Feeling Free
For Women's History Month, Librarian and scholar Edith Campbell invited authors to share what they imagine for Black girls. For me, it's...
10 Tips to Help You Read More
Someone recently asked me for tips to help him read more. It’s funny because I feel I can use some tips myself. As an author, editor, and...
Well-Read Black Girl's Family Day
It was great to be back at Weeksville in Brooklyn for another wonderful event - this time Well-Read Black Girl's first ever Family Day....
CSK50 - Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Awards
I spent the past two weekends with culture carriers, truth tellers, game changers,and history makers. Last week was the Highlights...
Building Cultural Competency in KidLit
I usually live tweet diversity workshops/events I attend. I didn’t for the Building Cultural Competency in Children’s Publishing...
"I’m A Big Sister Now" Wins Ben Franklin Award
My book, I’m a Big Sister Now, illustrated by the amazing talented Sylvia Walker, won the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Award for picture books...
