#Jamia Wilson

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She taught me that there would always be somewhere to return to when I felt alienated or afraid, by showing me that home, and the road my ancestors paved for me to get there, ultimately resides within me.

Jamia Wilson, from "Living a 'Soft Black Song'"

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Video credit: @thewokemama

If you want to ban uplifting stories with people of color, just say that. Based on this list, my office library is in complete violation. 🤷🏾‍♀️😂 Oh well. All of my students love the books that I share with them. Especially the ones that they do not normally get to see. 🤓📚

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Let's look at that list from Geeks for Harris:

Starring (in alphabetical order):

Andy 'Brak' Merrill, Anthony Rapp, Bill Nye, Bill Prady, Chace Crawford, Corey Booker, Curtis Armstrong, Danneel Ackles, Dave Foley, Dave Hill, Dru Levasseur, Elie Mystal, Eric Kripke, Erin Moriary, Felicia Day, Frank Conniff, Gail Simone, Garrett Reisman, George Takei, Gloria Steinem, Hal Sparks, Jack Quaid, Jacqueline Emerson, Jamia Wilson, Jennifer Taub, Jensen Ackles, Jeri Ryan, Jessica Carter Altman, Jim Beaver, Jody Hamilton, John Fugelsang, John Grunsfeld, Jon Cryer, Jonathan Frakes, Kaela Joseph, Karen Fukuhara, Kevin Woo, Kim Rhodes, Laz Alonso, LeVar Burton, Lindy Li, Lynda Carter, Mae Jemison, Mark Hamill, Mark Sheppard, Mary Trump, Matthew Modine, Megan Smith, Misha Collins, Mona Sinha, Nancy Altman, Nia Bentall, Patty Jenkins, Paul Booth, Rachel Miner, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Andy Kim, Rep. Wiley Nickel, Richard Speight, Rob Benedict, Robert Picardo, Ruth Connell, Sean Astin, Sian Proctor, Stacey Abrams, Tammy Duckworth, Tanya Cook, Tim Russ, Valorie Curry, Wajahat Ali, Waseem Daher Wheatus, Wil Wheaton, Yvette Nicole Brown, Zakiya Thomas.

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day

I was gifted the book Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War! The book is being published by an imprint of Lerner books (www.lernerbooks.com). The book was researched by children’s author, Talia Aikens-Nunez whose previous publications include the OMG series. Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War is a nonfiction chapter book. While war history is not really my favorite subject to read about, Aikens-Nunez does a great job of capturing your attention with a great introduction. The book is filled with great facts and maps at the beginning of each chapter. I love the inclusion of a glossary as well as a bibliography. While it was a struggle for me to read because of the topic, I really appreciated learning about a facet of history I was not super-familiar with before.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2023 (1/26/22) is in its 10th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators.

Ten years in, MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves continues. Read about our Mission & History HERE.

MCBD 2023 is honored to be Supported by these Medallion Sponsors!

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MCBD 2023 is honored to be Supported by these Author Sponsors!

Authors: Sivan Hong, Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, Josh Funk , Stephanie M. Wildman, Gwen Jackson, Diana Huang, Afsaneh Moradian, Kathleen Burkinshaw, Eugenia Chu, Jacqueline Jules, Alejandra Domenzain, Gaia Cornwall, Ruth Spiro, Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo, Tonya Duncan Ellis, Kiyanda and Benjamin Young/Twin Powers Books, Kimberly Lee , Tameka Fryer Brown, Talia Aikens-Nuñez, Marcia Argueta Mickelson, Kerry O’Malley Cerra, Jennie Liu, Heather Murphy Capps, Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney, John Coy, Irene Latham and Charles Waters, Maritza M Mejia, Lois Petren, J.C. Kato and J.C.², CultureGroove, Lindsey Rowe Parker, Red Comet Press, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Nancy Tupper Ling, Deborah Acio, Asha Hagood, Priya Kumari, Chris Singleton, Padma Venkatraman, Teresa Robeson, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Martha Seif Simpson, Rochelle Melander, Alva Sachs, Moni Ritchie Hadley, Gea Meijering, Frances Díaz Evans, Michael Genhart, Angela H. Dale, Courtney Kelly, Queenbe Monyei, Jamia Wilson, Charnaie Gordon, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Debbie Zapata, Jacquetta Nammar Feldman, Natasha Yim, Tracy T. Agnelli, Kitty Feld, Anna Maria DiDio, Ko Kim, Shachi Kaushik, Shanequa Waison-Rattray, Susan S. El Yazgi, Shirim Shamsi

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Join us on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 9 pm EST for the 10th annual Multicultural Children's Book Day Read Your World Virtual Party!

This epically fun and fast-paced hour includes multicultural book discussions, addressing timely issues, diverse book recommendations, & reading ideas.

We will be giving away a 10-Book Bundle during the virtual party plus Bonus Prizes as well! *** US and Global participants welcome. **

Follow the hashtag #ReadYourWorld to join the conversation, and connect with like-minded parts, authors, publishers, educators, organizations, and librarians. We look forward to seeing you all on January 26, 2023, at our virtual party! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c4PKSi9HTzU0QeiW1tZvbox_EAK1pwdl/edit

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

✨NEW August YA Book

📖This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer for Next-Gen Changemakers (Empower the Future, 3) 

Jamia Wilson

Aurelia Durand

Frances Lincoln Children’s Books

Expand what feminism means to you, your community and society by examining...15 themes. You will close the book with an understanding that history and culture play a role in shaping systems of power and of what we can do with our strengths, community and values to help change course when needed. You won’t have read a feminist tome like this before.

Ages: 11+

Grades: 6th

Pages: 160

Available Now👉🏿 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

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(vía Review: 'This Book is Feminist'—Let's Open the Conversation)

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Get on Amazon

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HT @chanaewing @geeniebox founder + author AN ABC of EQUALITY, which “centers conversations on identity and intersectionality to (hopefully) support more inclusive environments for young people at home, school and beyond." 

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Check out our executive director Jamia’s article in Refinery29!

“We don’t have time for infighting. For every minute people of conscience waste fighting over what we should prioritize and tackle first, Trump-era emboldened white supremacists are developing their sickeningly sophisticated understanding of how to feed the monster they created to reinforce their deadly ‘identity politics’ at our expense. In a political landscape where our president and his administration refuse to condemn racial hatred with the force it deserves, we must govern ourselves by our own moral compass. It’s time for us to show up for each other again and again, like Viola and Heather, until love indeed trumps hate.”

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Soumitra Chatterjee, Adoor Gopalakrishnan among 500 persons who sign letter seeking bail of activists Varavara Rao, Safoora Zargar

Soumitra Chatterjee, Adoor Gopalakrishnan among 500 persons who sign letter seeking bail of activists Varavara Rao, Safoora Zargar

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A group of 500 prominent persons, including film personalities Soumitra Chatterjee and Aparna Sen from West Bengal, have penned an open letter to the Centre demanding an immediate release on bail of activists Varavara Rao and Safoora Zargar at a time when “a pandemic is raging across the country”.

Persecution of activists, scribes condemned

Left leaning poet and writer Varavara Rao is…

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I cranked out all of @dizzywhims’s Teen-A-Day challenge in one day yesterday because I couldn’t wait for the new pack! Lil bit of info on all of them below :^)

Cheer Captain - Cassidy White (she/her) -- cheerful, self-assured, leader of the pack || Rebel - Dominic Stout (he/him) -- hot-headed, loner, chief of mischief || Band Kid - Aaron Olsen (he/him) -- music lover, insider, geek brain || Emo - TJ Smith (she/they) -- loner, gloomy, musical genius || Freshman - Laycee Carmichael (she/her) -- good, clumsy, friend of the world || Redneck - Colton Brady (nor/mal) (he/him) -- loves the outdoors, slob, angling ace || Try Hard - Elijah Brown (he/him) -- perfectionist, proper, renaissance sim

Hipster - Ada Varner (she/they) -- art lover, jealous, painter extraordinaire || Party Thrower - Jamia Mendez (she/her) -- outgoing, self-assured, party animal || 16-and-Pregnant - Talia Hurtz (she/her) -- romantic, outgoing, party animal || Theatre Kid - Andre Compton (he/him) -- creative, self-absorbed, master actor || Bully - Lexi Hays (she/her) -- mean, self-assured, world-famous celebrity || In a Rock Band - Aisha Faez (she/her) -- music lover, self-assured, musical genius || Loner - Jim Wilson (questioning) -- loner, loves the outdoors, friend of the animals 

Quarterback - Jake Swift (he/they) -- active, good, bodybuilder || Gamer - Annabelle Sparks (she/her) -- geek, goofball, computer whiz || Horse Girl - Josie Polk (she/her) -- animal enthusiast, loves the outdoors, country caretaker || Teacher’s Pet - Emily Barnes (she/her) -- perfectionist, book-worm, academic || Influencer - Jaden Hall (he/him) -- outgoing, creative, world-famous celebrity || Artist - Cali Tillman (she/her) -- creative, childish, painter extraordinaire || Stoner - Casper Blue (they/it) -- bro, lazy, freelance botanist 

Valedictorian - Alana Medley (she/her) -- genius, perfectionist, academic || Sk8er Boi - Adrien Winn (he/they) - active, outgoing, party animal || Class Clown - Ali Seiff (he/him) -- goofball, childish, joke star || Geek - Mia Robertson (she/her) - geek, good, bestselling author || Future Olympian - Cameron Berry (she/they) - active, self-assured, extreme sports enthusiast || Activist - Nadia Abdallah (she/her) -- outgoing, self-assured, eco innovator ||| You in High School [depressed] - V Evergreen (they/he) -- loner, gloomy, best selling author

Thanks so much to the CC creators! I’d normally link back to each item but there’s A LOT of it here so I’m just going to tag the creators if I can! 

@clumsyalienn @its-adrienpastel @casteru @nucrests @trillyke @jellymoo @jius-sims @simandy @saurusness @miikocc @solistair @valhallansim @serenity-cc @rustys-cc @nolan-sims @candysims4 @feralpoodles @pralinesims @cloudcat @moontrait @arethabee @aladdin-the-simmer @ms-marysims @ratboysims @twisted-cat @sentate @luumia @sorokacc @okruee @oakiyo @oydis @the-crypt-o-club @bellassims @nsves 

I guarantee I missed some but that’s all I’ve got for now. If you know someone i missed, tag them in the comments or a reblog or smth please!

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Transparency Talks: Authentic and Inclusive Storytelling

STARZ #TakeTheLead (June 17th, 2021)

Panelists: Elizabeth Méndez Barry, Alanna Brown, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, and Terry Lopez 

Moderator: Jamia Wilson

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📚New Book Release

Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: 20 Questions about Life and the Universe

Jamia Wilson

Andrea Pippins

Wide Eyed Editions

What is justice? What is freedom? What is bias? ... And who gets to have big ideas? 

Studies show that children ask caregivers 300 questions a day during meals, trips to the market, and before bedtime. This book teaches children to think critically and discuss ideas in a world that needs bright young thinkers. Jamia Wilson expertly explores the difficult questions kids may ask by relating them to real-life examples and introducing a diverse range of thinkers and luminaries. Drawing on influences from ancient Greeks right up to modern-day American writers, the idea of philosophy – and who gets to have big ideas – is reimagined.

Available at👉🏿 Amazon

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[whimsicaldragonette]

Summer Reading Wrap-Up (June - August)

I kept meaning to post wrap-ups but then it was August and now it's September and I'm just gonna post all three at once. Links go to the books' pages on goodreads.

June

Audiobooks

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Silver In the Wood by Emily Tesh

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

Out of Character by Annabeth Albert

Books

Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: Black Girl Magic by Lily Workneh

Even and Odd by Sarah Beth Durst

The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite

The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu

The Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

Favorites

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Silver In the Wood & Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

July

Audiobooks

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

Unravel the Dusk by Elizebeth Lim

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Flash Fire by TJ Klune

Books

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Manga Artists' Copic Marker Coloring Techniques by Shin

Dead Dukes Tell No Tales by Catherine Stein

Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy by Rey Terciero

Drawing is for Everyone by Kateri Ewing

Mixed Media Color Studio by Kellee Wynne Conrad

Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley (read twice)

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden

The Captain's Bluestocking Mistress by Erica Ridley

Bombshell by Sarah MacLean

Fence Volume 1 by C.S. Pacat

Fence Volume 2 by C.S. Pacat

Fence Volume 3 by C.S. Pacat

Fence Volume 4 by C.S. Pacat

Favorites

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

August

Audiobooks:

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

A Case of Posession by KJ Charles

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

Jackdaw by KJ Charles

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Books

This Book is Feminist by Jamia Wilson

The Brigadier's Runaway Bride by Erica Ridley

The Earl's Defiant Wallflower by Erica Ridley

The Thing Lenny Loves Most About Baseball by Andrew Larsen

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynn Jones

Anime Art Class by Yoai

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu

Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Animals by Amarilys Henderson

Create Beautiful by Lola Sanchez Herrero & Ana Sanchez-Gal

Fresh Paint by Flora Bowley & Lynzee Lynx

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley (link to Blog Tour here and here)

Edward S. Curtis Portraits by Wayne L. Youngblood

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Between His Lover and the Deep Blue Sea by Merry Farmer

Favorites:

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu

The Magpie Lord series by KJ Charles