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The Doll Test: An Interview with Illustrator David Elmo Cooper
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The Doll Test: An Interview with Illustrator David Elmo Cooper

Narrated by dolls, The Doll Test: Choosing Equality is a book-length poem by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by David Elmo Cooper which focuses on the pivotal research of Black psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark. In the so-called “doll test,” they presented Black and white baby dolls to children and asked them questions […]Read more "The Doll Test: An Interview with Illustrator David Elmo Cooper"
Small Shoes, Great Strides: An Interview with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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Small Shoes, Great Strides: An Interview with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Many students know the story of Ruby Bridges, but how about the McDonogh Three? Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality tells the powerful true story of how Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960.  Today award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux […]Read more "Small Shoes, Great Strides: An Interview with Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"
Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps
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Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps

In the brand new middle grade Indigo and Ida, Indigo is an eighth-grade investigative reporter, and she’s taking the world by storm. She breaks an important story, exposing an unfair school policy, she’s suddenly popular for the first time. But when she notices that the school’s disciplinary policies seem to be enforced especially harshly with […]Read more "Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps"
Not Done Yet: An Interview with Author Tameka Fryer Brown and Illustrator Nina Crews
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Not Done Yet: An Interview with Author Tameka Fryer Brown and Illustrator Nina Crews

Today is election day and no one believed more in the power of voting than activist and politician Shirley Chisholm. Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm’s Fight for Change chronicles Shirley’s journey from teaching to entering politics, eventually becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress—and, in 1972, the first woman of any race to […]Read more "Not Done Yet: An Interview with Author Tameka Fryer Brown and Illustrator Nina Crews"
Today Is Different: Perspectives from a Debut Author & Debut Illustrator

Today Is Different: Perspectives from a Debut Author & Debut Illustrator

By Carol Hinz, Associate Publisher of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books The picture book Today Is Different is a powerful look at protest, solidarity, and social justice. Written in the aftermath of the protests that followed George Floyd’s murder, the book is also a touching portrait of a friendship between two young girls. As the […]Read more "Today Is Different: Perspectives from a Debut Author & Debut Illustrator"
Call Me Miss Hamilton: An Interview with Creative Team Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
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Call Me Miss Hamilton: An Interview with Creative Team Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Civil Rights activist Miss Mary Hamilton was found to be in contempt of court after she demanded that an Alabama judge address her with the same honorifics used to address white people. Her case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in her favor in 1964 and brought about a […]Read more "Call Me Miss Hamilton: An Interview with Creative Team Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford"

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